unlit

un·lit | \ ˌən-ˈlit

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Definition of unlit

: not lighted: such as

a : not kindled or ignited an unlit fire an unlit cigar

b : not illuminated with light unlit roads an unlit stairway

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Recent Examples on the Web The game clock on the main scoreboard at center court eventually came back to life but the clocks above the baskets remained unlit. — Dana Gauruder, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Pistons' Derrick Rose can't do it alone in 117-100 home-opener loss to Hawks," 25 Oct. 2019 Start with the first unlit bulb and work your way down, wiggling them to check for looseness. — David Kender, USA TODAY, "Trouble with your Christmas lights? Here's what to do," 14 Dec. 2019 McCoy was driving a 2013 gray Chevrolet Camaro south on Southwest 62nd Avenue about 9 p.m. when Brown crossed the unlit street. — Wayne K. Roustan, sun-sentinel.com, "Man charged in hit-run that killed father of 8," 29 Oct. 2019 Nico is tall and lean with silver curls, a French accent, and almost always a cigarette—lit or unlit—in his right hand. — National Geographic, "In Corsica, on a quest for beautiful harmony," 24 July 2019 At the end, visitors were greeted by unlit caverns, a maze of tortuous passages, and no staff. — National Geographic, "Beat the crowds at these abandoned U.S. national parks," 9 Nov. 2019 Even worse, some companies simply release the pure methane from unlit flares in a process called venting. — Jordan Blum, Houston Chronicle, "Permian flaring spikes to new record highs again," 6 Nov. 2019 An unlit cigarette clasped between two fingers of her other hand extends from an arm laid on a diagonal across the rectilinear table. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: A Getty show rummages around in Edouard Manet’s private shadows," 22 Oct. 2019 The town has no proper hotel, just a corridor of five rooms with communal washing facilities on the third floor of a dilapidated block, entered via a smelly, unlit, unmarked stairwell. — The Economist, "Russia’s Chukotka and America’s Alaska are an era apart," 17 Oct. 2019

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12 Feb 2020

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“Unlit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlit. Accessed 21 Feb. 2020.

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