Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Ignorant

ig·no·rant

adj \ˈig-n(ə-)rənt\

Definition of IGNORANT....from Mirriam-Webster

1a : destitute of knowledge or education <an ignorant society>; also : lacking knowledge or comprehension of the thing specified <parents ignorant of modern mathematics> b : resulting from or showing lack of knowledge or intelligence <ignorant errors>
 
ig·no·rant·ly adverb
ig·no·rant·ness noun

Examples of IGNORANT

  1. He is an ignorant old racist.
  2. She was ignorant about the dangers of the drug.
  3. It was an ignorant mistake.
  4. … the World Series of the wild-card era is the pull of a slot-machine lever, a game of chance ignorant of form. Regularly populated now with second-place clubs or flavor-of-the-month teams more than dominant regular-season franchises … —Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated, 30 Oct. 2006

I'm fairly ignorant when it comes to football; whereas shopping for bargains....now there's something I'm an expert at!


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