underlit

U1N1D2E1R1L1I1T1

adjective

illuminated from beneath

Opposite
overlit
OriginEnglish lit ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunderlit (not comparable)
  1. not comparableilluminated from beneath
  2. not comparablepoorly, or insufficiently illuminated

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overlit

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishlit
  13. Englishunderlit

From under- + lit.

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Cite this entry
APA

underlit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlit

MLA

“underlit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underlit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underlit.

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