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adjective un·lit \ ˌən-ˈlit \

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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Most of the creatures — a stunning 76 percent — made their own light, vastly outnumbering the ranks of the unlit, such as dolphins.

— author: william j. broad, Alaska Dispatch News, "The deep seas are alive with light," 23 Aug. 2017
At a darkened Nameless Field, about 300 white nationalists and Nazi supporters formed a long column, two by two, and held unlit tiki torches.

— joe heim, Washington Post, "A stark contrast inside and outside a Charlottesville church during the torch march," 19 Aug. 2017
So the new toilet is still in the box—conceptually, next to my unopened bottle of Prosecco and my unlit Cuban cigar.

— scott meslow, GQ, "The Safdie Brothers Swear Good Time Didn't Almost Turn Robert Pattinson Into Roadkill," 10 Aug. 2017
Inside, the vibe is airy and calm: all open windows and cross-breezes, creamy-white unlit candles, soft creamy-white furnishings.

— evgenia peretz, vanityfair.com, "Angelina Jolie Solo," 26 July 2017
Inside, the vibe is airy and calm: all open windows and cross-breezes, creamy-white unlit candles, soft creamy-white furnishings.

— jessica diehl, HWD, "Angelina Jolie Solo," 26 July 2017
When the chimney coals are ashed over, pour them on top of the unlit coals in the fire ring.

— john kass, chicagotribune.com, "Try some greek Ribs for the 4th of July," 30 June 2017
Joining Owens at Waterfront Park, a couple of jugglers, several hoopers, a guy spinning Poi Balls (unlit fireballs on thin rope) and John Mark Hummel using a Contact Staff.

— kirby adams, The Courier-Journal, "Not your mother's hula hoop. How the 'flow' of hooping has changed," 23 June 2017
Forcing the spike of an unlit firework into the cold, dry ground. Admiring the frost on the holly berries, en route to school.

— anna north, Smithsonian, "What Happens to Fiction When Our Worst Climate Nightmares Start Coming True?," 14 June 2017

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