Of a candle, taper, etc.: alight, burning, lit; illuminated.

That has been set on fire; burning, fiery.

Kindled, ignited; burning. In later use also of electrically operated lights, etc.: switched on. Also figurative. Cf. lit, adj.1 1.

In the senses of the verb.

Set on fire, kindled, burning, blazing, in flames. Now rare.

literal. Set on fire, kindled. Obsolete.

Set on fire, kindled.

set on fire (rare).