benightedly
adverb
uk /bɪˈnaɪ.tɪd.li/ us /bɪˈnaɪ.t̬ɪd.li/
in a way that shows no knowledge or morals:
It was felt that more people were benightedly outraged by the disruption caused by the protesters than by the injustice that they were protesting.
Settlers benightedly regarded the native people as savages and sought to conquer them for their land and resources.
Related word
benighted
We benightedly turn to violence when we cannot find empathy to settle our disagreements.
The preacher lamented that we as a people have been benightedly neglecting the needs of the less fortunate.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unaware
be in the darkidiom
be on another planetidiom
benighted
blind spot
blindly
blindness
foggy
Goodness/God/Heaven/Christ knowsidiom
imperceptive
in blissful ignoranceidiom
innumeracy
innumerate
insensate
insensibly
stump
unattuned
unawakened
unaware
unawareness
unbeknownst
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