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ill-lit

ill-lit is the alternative form of illlit.

Meaning of illlit

Adjective

illlit (comparative more illlit, superlative most illlit)

  1. ill lit, poorly lit, dim.
    • He walked on and on through illlit streets, fearing to stand still for a moment lest it might seem that he held back from what awaited him.1916, James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Forms of ill-lit

comparativemore ill-lit
superlativemost ill-lit

Questions about ill-lit

What is ill-lit the alternative form of?
Ill-lit is the alternative form of illlit.

Words near ill-lit in the dictionary

  1. ill-informed
  2. ill-intentioned
  3. ill-judged
  4. ill-judgedly
  5. ill-kempt
  6. ill-lit
  7. ill-looking
  8. ill-luck
  9. ill-mannered
  10. ill-matched
  11. ill-named

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