gaslit

G2A1S1L1I1T1
US/ˈɡæsˌlɪt/

adjective

Illuminated by burning gas.

“the gaslit era”

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adjectivegaslit (not comparable)

alternative gas-lit

  1. not comparableIlluminated by burning gas.

    the gaslit era

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    The gaslit streets of Victorian London felt much safer than the dark alleyways to either side.

    […]I have too few hours alone with Beethoven and Mozart, and too many with the gaslit crowds before me.

    1880, Ouida, Moths, a Novel, volume 2, London: Chatto & Windus, pages 322–323
  2. figurativelynot comparableManipulated.

    “I need to chill?” I said, feeling gaslit.

    2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of gaslight

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APA

gaslit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaslit

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gaslit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaslit.

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