benighted, nighted
(adjective) overtaken by night or darkness; “benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nighted (comparative more nighted, superlative most nighted)
Dark; clouded
Overtaken by night; belated
nighted
simple past tense and past participle of night
• thinged
Source: Wiktionary
Night"ed, a.
1. Darkness; clouded. [R.] Shak.
2. Overtaken by night; belated. Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.