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Etymology
Etymology tree English benighted Middle English -ly English -ly English benightedly From benighted + -ly.
Meanings
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In a benighted manner.
"That young girl," he added unexpectedly, "is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting."
1982, Douglas Adams, Life, the Universe and Everything, page 138:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more benightedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most benightedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |