benighted

benighted has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 9.

Definitions

• imp. & p. p.. of Benight
• a.. lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture; "this benighted country"; "benighted ages of barbarism and superstition"; "the dark ages"; "a dark age in the history of education"
• a.. overtaken by night or darkness; "benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home"