Dark
Dark adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.
Usage example: a dark period in European history when people lived in ignorance, fear, and want
Learned
Learned adjective - Having or displaying advanced knowledge or education.
Usage example: the learned professor can speak knowledgeably on a wide array of subjects
Both words in one sentence
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Kaylana, the last druid, learned nothing after this, telling her "dark" comrades that she'd turn on them if the Dark ever started winning.
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She uses great care to use it only beneficially—keeping out vermin—and laborously learned to undo curses and other dark bindings.
Source: Black Magic -
Greater Scope Villain: It's revealed that dark magic has a different 'nexus' from other types and Chrysalis, King Sombra, Tirek, and possibly Discord learned it from that nexus.
Source: Fanfic / The Bridge
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