unenlightening
adjective
un·en·light·en·ing ˌən-in-ˈlīt-niŋ 
-tᵊn-iŋ,
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: failing to provide knowledge, understanding, or insight : not enlightening
an unenlightening explanation/answer
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Democrats and Republicans snarled at one another, and at the witnesses, including John Dean, the Watergate figure, in a predictably sour and unenlightening spectacle. 
Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019 On one level, the explanation for brain avalanches is fairly simple and very unenlightening. Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2018
Jeffrey Toobin, The New Yorker, 14 June 2019 On one level, the explanation for brain avalanches is fairly simple and very unenlightening. Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2018 Word History
First Known Use
1768, in the meaning defined above
unenlightening
adjective
as in uninformative
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- uninformative
- uninstructive
- unilluminating
- impractical
- useless
- unusable
- unhelpful
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- instructive
- enlightening
- informative
- educational
- illuminating
- informational
- instructional
- educative
- detailed
- copious
- comprehensive
- full
- informatory
- explanatory
- edifying
- elucidative
- communicatory