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If you describe someone as ignorant, you mean that they do not know things they should know. If someone is ignorant of a fact, they do not know it. ) V3 d+ ?8 z, e" @- ?% m $ N' a. x- e9 m9 v4 e) k6 `9 _0 ~People don't like to ask questions for fear of appearing ignorant...4 U3 q& M4 I+ N, N6 Y
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People are sometimes described as ignorant when they do something that is not polite or kind. Some people think that it is not correct to use ignorant with this meaning.) |$ _9 g2 A3 ]0 i3 e, q# W
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