lit

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of light (“illuminate; start a fire; etc”)
2. participlepastsimple past and past participle of light (“alight: land, come down on”)

   […] but finally [the bird] came to the tree and, after edging along falteringly, lit on a branch above them.

   1896, Florence Merriam Bailey, A-birding on a Bronco, page 87

present singular third person lits · participle present litting · participle past litted · past litted

1. USdialectalTo run or light (alight).

   With that the kid lits off down the street, and, what do you know!

   1988 April 8, Grant Pick, “Johnny Washington's Life”, in Chicago Reader

comparative more lit · superlative most lit

1. Illuminated.

   He walked down the lit corridor.

   Synonyms: lighted, luminous, alight, illuminated, inlighted, lighted, lighty, lit up

2. slangDrunk, intoxicated; under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

   True to my word last night, I got very lit.

   1932, Hart Crane, letter, 16 February

   Synonyms: stoned, baked, blazed, blitzed, blown, chemically impaired, chopped, cut

3. slangusuallySexually aroused, (especially) visibly so.

   Synonyms: ablaze, amorous, aroused, buckish, concupiscent, corny, desirous, drippy

4. slangExciting, captivating; fun.First known use late 2010s

   This party is gonna be lit.

   3 more examples

   DJ sets so lit the dance floor's dripping with sweat?

   2017 November, Justin Allec, Adrian Lysenko, Kirsti Salmi, “Sounds of the City: Part VI”, in The Walleye, page 8

   If indie punk, pop-punk, post-punk, and emo happen to be your bag, this early-week show at Paper Tiger is gonna be lit.

   2018 July 4, James Courtney, “Music Picks”, in San Antonio Current, page 39

   New Year's Eve is once a year and it's gonna be lit.

   2018 December 27, Shan Kekahuna, “Hau'oli Makahiki Hou!”, in MauiTime, page 17

5. slangExcellent, fantastic; cool.First known use late 2010s

   Those jeans are lit.

   3 more examples

   […] will keep your feet looking lit this summer thanks to the Trainer Exchange.

   2017 June 8, “Out with the old, in with the new”, in Dundrum Gazette, page 18

   At his Upper East Side office, the talented doctor has a very lit and elegant office, where art canvasses the walls.

   2019, "Top 10 Plastic Surgeons in Manhattan", Art Bodega Magazine, December/January 2019

   The fourth article is all about autumnal leaf photography tips to get our Instagram photos looking lit.

   2019 October, Alice Ridley, “Letter from the Editor”, in Connect Magazine, page 4

   Synonyms: ace, admirable, amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, badass, broyal, bang on

comparative litter · comparative more lit · superlative littest · superlative most lit

1. obsoleteLittle.

1. obsoleteuncountableLittle.

1. UKdialectaluncountableColour; blee; dye; stain.

present singular third person lits · participle present litting · participle past litted · past litted

1. transitiveTo colour; dye.

1. abbreviationclippinguncountableClipping of literature.

   Do we have any lit homework tonight?

1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of literature.

1. A village in Östersund municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden.