well-litadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈlɪt/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈlɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., lit adj.¹

Etymology: < well adv. + lit adj.¹ Compare earlier well-lighted adj.

1. Of a light source, combustible material, etc.: fully ignited, brightly burning.

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1729 E. Hawker Country-wedding 6 Like well-lit Marrow-Bones, I fry, I burn!

1789 J. Adam Pract. Ess. Agric. I. i. 97 When his fires of broom and furze were well lit, he should then have laid on the green roots.

1849 C. Brontë Shirley III. i. 2 Some sweet, poisoned breeze..had fanned the spark to flame, and left a well-lit fire behind it.

1878 Things in Gen. Jan. 2 To see a man apply a well-lit match to a well-filled pipe.

1976 N.Y. Times 8 Dec. c13/3 (advt.) During its brief life, like a well-lit candle, Beaujolais Nouveau gives an intriguing light.

1997 G. Wolfsfeld Media & Polit. Confl. (1999) ii. 35 Newspeople are accused of carrying out a drunken man's search: always looking for the proverbial key under a well-lit lamp post.

2. Of a room, area, etc.: fully or adequately illuminated; provided with ample or sufficient lighting.

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the world > matter > light > illumination > [adjective] > illuminated or lit up > well

lightOE

light?a1200

well-lighted1596

well-lit1798

bright-lit1921

1798 G. Cumberland Captive of Castle of Sennaar 6 A spacious oblong apartment, that seemed to be elegantly furnished, though not very well lit.

1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI xxviii. 117 London's so well lit, that if Diogenes Could recommence to hunt his honest man, And found him not amidst the various progenies Of this enormous city's spreading spawn, 'Twere not for want of lamps.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt III. xlix. 249 Esther had to seat herself in the..drawing-room, in a well-lit solitude.

1931 W. S. Churchill World Crisis V. xii. 179 Hindenburg, who was waiting in the ‘well-lit station hall’ at Hanover.

1965 Motor 17 July 5/1 Dipped headlights are probably of benefit on less well-lit roads.

2004 R. German Remodeling Basement iii. 34/3 A well-lit room with nicely painted ceiling and walls..may not make washing and drying clothes a pleasure, but it will make laundry less of a chore.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-lit
释义	well-litadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈlɪt/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈlɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., lit adj.¹ Etymology: < well adv. + lit adj.¹ Compare earlier well-lighted adj. 1. Of a light source, combustible material, etc.: fully ignited, brightly burning. ΚΠ 1729 E. Hawker Country-wedding 6 Like well-lit Marrow-Bones, I fry, I burn! 1789 J. Adam Pract. Ess. Agric. I. i. 97 When his fires of broom and furze were well lit, he should then have laid on the green roots. 1849 C. Brontë Shirley III. i. 2 Some sweet, poisoned breeze..had fanned the spark to flame, and left a well-lit fire behind it. 1878 Things in Gen. Jan. 2 To see a man apply a well-lit match to a well-filled pipe. 1976 N.Y. Times 8 Dec. c13/3 (advt.) During its brief life, like a well-lit candle, Beaujolais Nouveau gives an intriguing light. 1997 G. Wolfsfeld Media & Polit. Confl. (1999) ii. 35 Newspeople are accused of carrying out a drunken man's search: always looking for the proverbial key under a well-lit lamp post. 2. Of a room, area, etc.: fully or adequately illuminated; provided with ample or sufficient lighting. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > illumination > [adjective] > illuminated or lit up > well lightOE light?a1200 well-lighted1596 well-lit1798 bright-lit1921 1798 G. Cumberland Captive of Castle of Sennaar 6 A spacious oblong apartment, that seemed to be elegantly furnished, though not very well lit. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XI xxviii. 117 London's so well lit, that if Diogenes Could recommence to hunt his honest man, And found him not amidst the various progenies Of this enormous city's spreading spawn, 'Twere not for want of lamps. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt III. xlix. 249 Esther had to seat herself in the..drawing-room, in a well-lit solitude. 1931 W. S. Churchill World Crisis V. xii. 179 Hindenburg, who was waiting in the ‘well-lit station hall’ at Hanover. 1965 Motor 17 July 5/1 Dipped headlights are probably of benefit on less well-lit roads. 2004 R. German Remodeling Basement iii. 34/3 A well-lit room with nicely painted ceiling and walls..may not make washing and drying clothes a pleasure, but it will make laundry less of a chore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1729
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