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# How to pronounce "benightedly" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/bɛnɪghtɛdlɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **be·nig·hted·ly**
- **Parts of Speech**: adverb
- **ADVERB**: In a benighted manner.
  - *Example*: ""That young girl," he added unexpectedly, "is one of the least benightedly unintelligent organic life forms it has been my profound lack of pleasure not to be able to avoid meeting.""

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "benightedly" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "sitting on the porch, drinking rum at sundown, all images from the colonial tourist world. I grew up in South Africa with Afrikaans literature being filled with images of this kind-- farmers sitting benightedly on their porch whilst their black laborers slaved away in the distance."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 33:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1F6a1FWirM&t=2006s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Synonyms**: [belated](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/belated)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "benightedly" correctly?
"benightedly" is pronounced `/bɛnɪghtɛdlɪ/`. Syllable breakdown: **be·nig·hted·ly**.

### What does "benightedly" mean in context?
In a benighted manner.

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