- unedifying
- UK [ʌnˈedɪˌfaɪɪŋ] / US
adjective
unpleasant and without any useful or positive features
The unedifying saga of their divorce was played out in the newspapers.
English dictionary. 2014.
unedifying
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unedifying — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ distasteful or unpleasant … English terms dictionary
unedifying — [spelling only] … English World dictionary
unedifying — un|ed|i|fy|ing [ʌnˈedıfaı ıŋ] adj formal unpleasant and embarrassing unedifying spectacle/sight/scene etc ▪ the unedifying spectacle of players attacking the referee … Dictionary of contemporary English
unedifying — adj. Unedifying is used with these nouns: ↑sight, ↑spectacle … Collocations dictionary
unedifying — un|ed|i|fy|ing [ ʌn edı,faııŋ ] adjective unpleasant and without any useful or positive features: The unedifying saga of their divorce was played out in the newspapers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unedifying — adjective distasteful; unpleasant: the unedifying sight of two squabbling politicians. Derivatives unedifyingly adverb … English new terms dictionary
unedifying — adj. * * * … Universalium
unedifying — adjective Not edifying … Wiktionary
unedifying — un·edifying … English syllables
unedifying — un•ed′i•fy ing adj … From formal English to slang
