[
US
/ˈɫɪt/
]
[ UK /lˈɪt/ ]
[ UK /lˈɪt/ ]
NOUN
-
the humanistic study of a body of literature
he took a course in Russian lit
ADJECTIVE
-
set afire or burning
a lit firecracker
a lighted cigarette
the lighted candles -
provided with artificial light
a well-lighted stairwell
illuminated advertising
looked up at the lighted windows
a brightly lit room
How To Use lit In A Sentence
- Liberal democracy is a fraud, a cover for the power of the elite. Times, Sunday Times
- He was a cute little beggar, looked like you as well.
- Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the WN.com - Photown News
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge. Times, Sunday Times
- I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
- An imprimatur is not guarantee of theological soundness, in reality. Dr. Janet Smith replies to Dr. Schindler, defends Christopher West
- He specialized in moonlit and winter scenes, usually including a sheet of water and sometimes also involving the light of a fire, and he also painted sunsets and views at dawn or twilight.
- The battery-operated doll comes complete with walkie-talkie and a wardrobe choice of military fatigues or bolero jacket and gold trousers.
- Unless the radar signal is normal to some surface (extremely low probability) the radar receives no return.