1
[ adjective ] set afire or burning

Synonyms

lit

Examples

"the lighted candles" "a lighted cigarette" "a lit firecracker"

Used in print

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

When they were refused entrance to his brother 's house nearby , they smashed down the door , broke the window , and threw lighted clothes wet with kerosene into the room .

In deadly earnest , the besiegers methodically stripped away portions of the roof and tossed lighted rags inside , only to have most stamped_out by the women as_soon_as they hit the floor .

(Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)

The fire in the sitting_room was lighted .

Related terms

unlighted ablaze ignited

2
[ adjective ] provided with artificial light

Examples

"illuminated advertising" "looked up at the lighted windows" "a brightly lit room" "a well-lighted stairwell"

Related terms

light

3
[ adjective ] provided with artificial light

Examples

"illuminated advertising" "looked up at the lighted windows" "a brightly lit room" "a well-lighted stairwell"

Used in print

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

Lawrence stared a minute at the lighted ribbon of traffic , hoping that a clue to his dislike of the Vice_President would appear .

Related terms

light

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