Explore Unedifying through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like edifying. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Unedifying in a sentence
Unedifying meaning
- Not edifying.
- Ungraceful, usually due to a clash of expectations or disparity of knowledge.
Synonyms of Unedifying
Using Unedifying
- The main meaning on this page is: Not edifying. | Ungraceful, usually due to a clash of expectations or disparity of knowledge.
- Useful related words include: unenlightening, edifying.
- In the example corpus, unedifying often appears in combinations such as: most unedifying, and unedifying.
Context around Unedifying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unedifying
- In this selection, "unedifying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, conflict, scare and legal stand out and add context to how "unedifying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include been an unedifying but fascinating and conduct as unedifying and contemptible. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unedifying" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unedifying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I find his style most unedifying, most unprofessional. (8 words)
The past week was the most unedifying in British politics in living memory. (13 words)
Senior Conservative MPs joined the direct criticism of the leadership contender, describing his conduct as “unedifying” and “contemptible”. (18 words)
Harley ch.5 His ownership of Stondon Place, where he lived for the rest of his life, was bitterly contested by Joanna Shelley, with whom he engaged in a protracted and unedifying legal dispute lasting about a decade and a half. (41 words)
Watching the Democrats grapple with the debate over how radical a policy agenda they intend to present to the public next year has been an unedifying but fascinating experience. (29 words)
Given the fury and bloodletting we saw a few months ago, and the controversy over the voting, we are heading towards another unedifying all-out battle. (26 words)
But is there an element in this unedifying conflict of the bishop's words coming back to haunt her? (19 words)
Example sentences (8)
But is there an element in this unedifying conflict of the bishop's words coming back to haunt her?
I find his style most unedifying, most unprofessional.
Given the fury and bloodletting we saw a few months ago, and the controversy over the voting, we are heading towards another unedifying all-out battle.
Senior Conservative MPs joined the direct criticism of the leadership contender, describing his conduct as “unedifying” and “contemptible”.
So let’s put this aspect of the unedifying scare campaign lately being waged against electric vehicles to bed.
The past week was the most unedifying in British politics in living memory.
Watching the Democrats grapple with the debate over how radical a policy agenda they intend to present to the public next year has been an unedifying but fascinating experience.
Harley ch.5 His ownership of Stondon Place, where he lived for the rest of his life, was bitterly contested by Joanna Shelley, with whom he engaged in a protracted and unedifying legal dispute lasting about a decade and a half.
Common combinations with unedifying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: