"well-lit" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌwɛlˈlɪt/ Forms: better-lit [comparative], more well-lit [comparative], best-lit [superlative], most well-lit [superlative]
Etymology: well + lit Etymology templates: {{compound|en|well|lit}} well + lit Head templates: {{en-adj|better-lit|more|sup=best-lit}} well-lit (comparative better-lit or more well-lit, superlative best-lit or most well-lit)
  1. (of a location) Adequately illuminated by light. Translations (adequately illuminated by light): hyvin valaistu (Finnish), valaistu (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-well-lit-en-adj-XoMqMNPF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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