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headlit

headlit adjective: lit by headlights.

Adjective

headlit (comparative more headlit, superlative most headlit)

  1. lit by headlights
    • Sym grinned to himself and turned towards the headlit traffic.1967, Maureen Duffy, The paradox players
    • During the drive home, while Rose kept her thoughts to herself and her eyes on the green glow of the dash, I watched the headlit muddy road and thought of Ingersoll's hands.1984, Michael Doane, The legends of Jesse Dark

Forms of headlit

comparativemore headlit
superlativemost headlit

Origin of headlit

From head + lit.

Questions about headlit

What does headlit mean?
Headlit means lit by headlights.
What part of speech is headlit?
Headlit is an adjective.

Words near headlit in the dictionary

  1. headlings
  2. headlinier
  3. headliniest
  4. headlining
  5. headliny
  6. headlit
  7. headload
  8. headloads
  9. headlock
  10. headlocked
  11. headlocking

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