skylighted
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of skylighted
1875–80; skylight + -ed 3, or reanalyzed as sky + lighted 1 ( def. ) (past participle)
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A red rod hung down from the skylighted ceiling.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 28, 2022
There’s a skylighted entrance gallery, a living room with a wood-burning fireplace and an Italian kitchen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2020
Factum Arte occupies a compound of skylighted, paint-splattered warehouses in the eastern part of Madrid.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 20, 2016
The design is modern but not sterile, with either cove or vaulted ceilings and some skylighted spaces.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2012
We step through the debris of charred cabinets and chair legs used as firewood, and move through the offices skylighted by gaping holes punched through the ceiling and roof by the firefighters.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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