Entry: benighted (adj.)
Definition:
1) Overtaken by the darkness of the night; affected by the night
(obs.). 2 a. fig. Involved in intellectual or moral darkness. b.
Involved in obscurity. Obs.
Other: Not so much strange or unusual, but really just a beautiful word.
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 47
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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