In a benighted manner; in a way that shows ignorance, darkness of understanding, or moral confusion.
The adverbial form of benighted, created with the standard -ly suffix. This rare adverb appears occasionally in 19th-century literature and critical writing.
Benightedly is so archaic that it sounds like Shakespeare, yet it perfectly describes acting in ignorance or darkness of understanding—the kind of word that disappeared from everyday English but stayed alive in literature and pretentious writing.
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