"ill-informed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more ill-informed [comparative], most ill-informed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ill-informed (comparative more ill-informed, superlative most ill-informed)
  1. Poorly informed; ignorant.
    Sense id: en-ill-informed-en-adj-FgP~LDO1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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