Sekirov Dictionary

overlight

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈlaɪt/

verb 2
adjective 1
/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌlaɪt/ noun 1
forms 6

verb2

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To illuminate too brightly.
- Dozens of times over the next two years, Officer Yan’s work brought him through the sliding glass doors into the overlit clamor of Kings County’s emergency room, one of the busiest in the city. — 2007
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To illuminate from above.
- Thus the stereotype is overlighted by the archetype, just as in conventional Egyptian statuary the historical pharoah is often shown standing under the god, the wings of Horus. — 1981

adjective1

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(old-fashioned) Too light or frivolous; giddy.
- Also that they be not overlight and wanton of behaviour. — 1654

overlight

/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌlaɪt/

noun1

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excessive light
- An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle, insomuch as perpetual looking against the sun would cause blindness. — 1755

forms

overlighted · overlit · overlighting · overlights · more overlight · most overlight

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