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underlit

American  
[uhn-der-lit] / ˌʌn dərˈlɪt /

adjective

  1. lacking adequate light.


Etymology

Origin of underlit

under- + lit 1

Example Sentences

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Additionally, throughout there remains a suppressed color palate that keeps the presentation looking a bit underlit, with occasional pale skin tones and some sickly-hued scenes that enforce a gritty realism.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 13, 2022

There is nothing akin to the icy, underlit branches of 2017 that turned the East Colonnade into what some likened to a barren, dystopian landscape.

From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2020

We found the obvious jankiness of this underlit digital photo hilarious.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 19, 2019

A replica of the movie prop hangs on the wall in the office, dramatically underlit with a purple bulb.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019

In her eyes, we were a class of “bad kids,” though we had no guidance and no structure and had been sentenced to a grim, underlit room in the basement of the school.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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