unedifying
adjective
un·ed·i·fy·ing
ˌən-ˈe-də-ˌfī-iŋ 
: not morally uplifting or instructive : not edifying
… had imagined a possibility of framing an interesting, and perhaps not an unedifying, tale out of the incidents of the life of a doomed individual …—
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter ScottIt is possible to write an edifying biography about an unedifying life.—Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
unedifyingly
adverb
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How this state of affairs came about is a complex and unedifying story.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial was, from gavel to gavel, a singularly baffling, unedifying and sad spectacle.
—New York Times, 2 June 2022
As the President’s apologists and attorneys go about their unedifying task of defending the indefensible, Meese may serve as their role model.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2019
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Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Mar. 2023
The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial was, from gavel to gavel, a singularly baffling, unedifying and sad spectacle.
—New York Times, 2 June 2022
As the President’s apologists and attorneys go about their unedifying task of defending the indefensible, Meese may serve as their role model.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2019
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“Unedifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unedifying. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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