lit up
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Adjective[edit]
lit up (comparative more lit up, superlative most lit up)
- illuminated
- (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.
- 1998, Josephine Tey, The Franchise Affair, page 97
- (slang) Under the influence of alcohol or drugs, intoxicated, buzzed.
Synonyms[edit]
- (illuminated): lighted, luminous; see also Thesaurus:illuminated
- (exhilarated, excited): ebullient, thrilled, worked up; see also Thesaurus:enthusiastic
Verb[edit]
- simple past tense and past participle of light up