unedifying

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ edifying.

Adjective

unedifying (comparative more unedifying, superlative most unedifying)

1. Not edifying.
2. Ungraceful, usually due to a clash of expectations or disparity of knowledge.
   • 2023 July 4, Marina Hyde, “Who’s for political Bazball with Rishi? Voters? Tories? Anyone?”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     Sunday’s scenes were the kind of unedifying thing some of those aggressive members prefer to think only happens in all the sports on which they look down, or during prime minister’s questions.

Anagrams

• deunifying, undeifying