well-lit

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English

Etymology

well +‎ lit

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. (of a location) Adequately illuminated by light.
    Filming was difficult as the room was not well-lit.
    • 1960 July, “New Eastern Region diesel depot at Finsbury Park”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 422–423:
      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.
    • 2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 43:
      All around is dark, so all you can really see when you look out of a well-lit carriage is a distorted view of yourself looking back at you.

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