unedifying

ʌnˈɛdɪfaɪɪŋ

Definition

Definition of unedifying - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

lack of improvement

Rare

not providing moral or intellectual improvement

Rare

The movie was entertaining but unedifying.

unenlightening

uninspiring

awkward situation

Rare

awkward due to mismatched expectations or understanding

Rare

His unedifying comments made everyone uncomfortable.

awkward

embarrassing

uncomfortable

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Origin of unedifying

Latin, in (not) + aedificare (to build)

Examples of unedifying in a sentence

The lecture was informative yet unedifying.
The unedifying silence made the meeting awkward.
Their unedifying behavior at the event was unexpected.

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French:peu édifiant, gênant, ...
German:nicht erbaulich, peinlich, ...
Italian:non edificante, imbarazzante, ...
Spanish:poco edificante, desafortunado, ...
Portuguese:pouco edificante, embaraçoso, ...
Chinese:没有启发性的, 尴尬的, ...
Japanese:教訓的でない, 気まずい, ...
Arabic:غَيْر مُثَقِّف, محرِج, ...
Hebrew:שֶׁאֵינוֹ מַעֲשִׁיר, מֵבִיךְ, ...
Russian:не поучительный, неуместный, ...
Ukrainian:неповчальний, незручний, ...
Hindi:अशिक्षाप्रद, असंगत, ...
Bengali:অশিক্ষামূলক, বিব্রতকর, ...
Catalan:poc edificant, desagradable, ...
Czech:nepoučný, trapný, ...
Danish:uforbedrende, pinlig, ...
Dutch:niet-verheffend, ongedwongen, ...
Greek:μη βελτιωτικός, άβολος, ...
Hungarian:nem építő, kínos, ...
Khmer:មិនផ្តល់ការអប់រំផ្លូវសីលធម៌ ឬបញ្ញា, មិនគួរឱ្យសមរម្យ, ...
Korean:교훈적이지 않은, 어색한, ...
Persian:فاقد بهبود, ناخوشایند, ...
Polish:nieedukacyjny, niezręczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):pouco edificante, desconcertante, ...
Romanian:needucativ, stânjenitor, ...
Swedish:ointressant, pinsamt, ...
Thai:ไม่น่าพัฒนา, น่าอึดอัด, ...
Turkish:geliştirici olmayan, uyumsuz, ...
Vietnamese:không mang lại giá trị giáo dục, khó xử, ...

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