unilluminating

adjective un·il·lu·mi·nat·ing \ ˌən-i-ˈlü-mə-ˌnā-tiŋ \

Definition of unilluminating

: failing to enlighten or clarify : not illuminating

an unilluminating report

I found most of the reviews, although favorable, rather unilluminating.
—Stephen Hawking

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unilluminatingly

adverb

Recent Examples of unilluminating from the Web

Unlike in Van Sant’s film, though, we are treated merely to Ray’s unexceptional and unilluminating thoughts.

— bécquer seguín, Slate Magazine, "Exotic Minutiae," 21 July 2017

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