lit up

English

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Adjective

lit up (comparative more lit up, superlative most lit up)

1. illuminated
   • 1951 October, R. S. McNaught, “Lines of Approach”, in Railway Magazine, page 703:

     On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.

2. (slang) exhilarated, excited; showing signs of emotion
   • 1998, Josephine Tey, The Franchise Affair, page 97:

     You wondered what she would be like when she was lit up. Excited, I mean; not tight.

   • 2005, Jim Greer, James Greer, Steven Soderbergh, Guided by Voices: a brief history

     I don't know if Bob remembers the whole thing either; he was pretty lit up.

   • 2010, Jeff Somners, The Terminal State

     Her thin, pretty face was lit up with an ancient sort of rage.

3. (slang) Under the influence of alcohol or drugs, intoxicated, buzzed.

Synonyms

• (illuminated): lighted, luminous; see also Thesaurus:illuminated
• (exhilarated, excited): ebullient, thrilled, worked up; see also Thesaurus:enthusiastic

Derived terms

• lit up like a Christmas tree

Verb

lit up

1. simple past and past participle of light up

Anagrams

• TULIP, Tulip, tulip, uplit, uptil