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Definition of unedifying adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unedifying

adjective

/ʌnˈedɪfaɪɪŋ/

/ʌnˈedɪfaɪɪŋ/

(formal, especially British English)

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unpleasant in a way that causes disapproval
- the unedifying sight of the two party leaders screeching at each other
compare edifying
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Unedifying is used with these nouns:
sight
spectacle
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