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well-lit

/ˌwɛlˈlɪt/

well-lit adjective: adequately illuminated by light.

Adjective

well-lit (comparative better-lit or more well-lit, superlative best-lit or most well-lit)

  1. Adequately illuminated by light.
    • Filming was difficult as the room was not well-lit.
    • The shed, a steel-framed structure with a single-span roof devoid of intermediate support, is exceptionally well-lit by continuous glazing on the roof and along much of the sides, while there is fluorescent roof lighting for night work.1960 July, “New Eastern Region diesel depot at Finsbury Park”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 422–423

Forms of well-lit

comparativebetter-lit
comparativemore well-lit
superlativebest-lit
superlativemost well-lit

Origin of well-lit

From well + lit.

Questions about well-lit

What does well-lit mean?
Well-lit means adequately illuminated by light.
What part of speech is well-lit?
Well-lit is an adjective.
How do you pronounce well-lit?
Well-lit is pronounced /ˌwɛlˈlɪt/.

Words near well-lit in the dictionary

  1. well-known
  2. well-laid
  3. well-learned
  4. well-liked
  5. well-liking
  6. well-lit
  7. well-looked
  8. well-loved
  9. well-made
  10. well-made play
  11. well-made plays

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