"unedifying" meaning in English

See unedifying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unedifying [comparative], most unedifying [superlative]
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  1. Not edifying.
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  2. Ungraceful, usually due to a clash of expectations or disparity of knowledge.
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