Unbenefited

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having received no benefit. not-comparable

    "The zealous citizens would suspend their avocations for a while, would repeat a reverential prayer as the holy men went by, and then return to the absorbing calls of business, not unbenefited by the recollections just awakened in their minds."

Example

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"The zealous citizens would suspend their avocations for a while, would repeat a reverential prayer as the holy men went by, and then return to the absorbing calls of business, not unbenefited by the recollections just awakened in their minds."

Etymology

From un- + benefited.

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