An unlit fire or cigarette has not been made to start burning.
2. adjective
An unlit street or building is dark because there are no lights switched on in it.
unlit in British English
(ʌnˈlɪt)
adjective
1.
not having lighting; unilluminated
avoid unlit streets after dark
2.
not having been ignited
tapping his unlit cigarette
Examples of 'unlit' in a sentence
unlit
It should be more than enough for unlit country roads.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But it's safer there than in the unlit streets away from the river.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He had gone 12 miles along unlit country roads when a police car stopped and gave him a lift.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Otherwise, the room is unlit.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Those driving vehicles on unlit roads with no pavements must take this into account, be prepared that they might encounter pedestrians and be able to avoid them.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He added: 'I was unwell and had to walk on unlit roads on one of the most dangerous nights of the year.
The Sun (2016)
The midwives worked fearlessly in some of the toughest areas of London, walking alone through unlit streets in places where policemen patrolled in pairs.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Since when has it been'too demanding' for adults to make themselves visible when walking at night along an unlit road without a pavement?