uninformatively

Thân thiện

He answered the question uninformatively with a vague shrug.

Definition

Adverb: In a manner that provides no useful or interesting information; without being informative.

Usage

The adverb "uninformatively" describes how an action, typically of speaking or communicating, is performed. It emphasizes that the action fails to give meaningful details, clarification, or knowledge. It is often used to critique a statement, answer, or piece of writing for being vague or lacking substance.

Examples

• The spokesperson answered the journalist's direct question uninformatively, repeating only the official statement.
• "Things are proceeding," the report stated uninformatively, without any specific data or timelines.
• He shrugged uninformatively when asked about the cause of the delay.

Advanced Usage

• Used in Formal Critique: Commonly appears in analytical or critical writing to describe non-illuminating communication.
  • The study's results were presented uninformatively, leaving key methodological questions unanswered.
• Contrast with "Informatively": Often used to highlight a failure to meet an expected standard of clarity.
  • While one guide explained the process informatively, the other described it uninformatively with jargon.

Variants and Related Words

• Uninformative (Adjective): Not providing information; lacking useful content.
  • The briefing was brief and uninformative.
• Informatively (Adverb): In a manner that provides useful or interesting information. (Antonym)
  • The professor explained the complex theory informatively.

Synonyms

• Unhelpfully
• Vaguely
• Nondescriptly
• Uselessly (in the context of information transfer)

Antonyms

• Informatively
• Helpfully
• Elucidatingly
• Revealingly

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in an uninformative manner
   • `I can't tell you when the manager will arrive,' he said rather uninformatively

Từ đồng nghĩa

• uninstructively