uninformativeadj.
/ˌʌnɪnˈfɔːmətɪv/, U.S. /ˌənᵻnˈfɔrmədɪv/ (un- prefix1 1.)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > [adjective] > not informing
uninstructing1632
uninstructive1666
uninforming1709
uninformative1837
1837 C. Lofft Self-formation I. 129 The child is driven to learn everything from books..uninformative upon points of doubt.
Draft additions 1993
uninˈformatively adv.
ΘΚΠ
society > communication > information > action of informing > [adverb] > not
uninformatively1959
1959 New Jersey Reports 28 211 The breakdown in the record shows some small items which are uninformatively described.
1969 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 26 The first round of talks—officially, but uninformatively, described as ‘cordial and fraternal’—started soon after the arrival of a Czechoslovak delegation.
1990 Chicago Tribune 10 Mar. i. 12/2 ‘I'm going to do this opera until I can't,’ Pavarotti tells us eagerly but uninformatively about Donizetti's ‘L'Elisir d'Amore’.
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