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unenlightening

unenlightening adjective: not enlightening.

Adjective

unenlightening (comparative more unenlightening, superlative most unenlightening)

  1. Not enlightening

Forms of unenlightening

comparativemore unenlightening
superlativemost unenlightening

Origin of unenlightening

From un- + enlightening.

Words formed from unenlightening

Questions about unenlightening

What does unenlightening mean?
Unenlightening means not enlightening.
What part of speech is unenlightening?
Unenlightening is an adjective.

Words near unenlightening in the dictionary

  1. unenlagiines
  2. unenlarged
  3. unenlightenable
  4. unenlightened
  5. unenlightenedly
  6. unenlightening
  7. unenlighteningly
  8. unenlisted
  9. unenlivened
  10. unenlivening
  11. unenmeshed

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