spotlitadj.
/ˈspɒtlɪt/, U.S. /ˈspɑtˌlɪt/ Originally U.S.
Illuminated by a spotlight or spotlights; (figurative) made the centre or focus of attention.
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1923 A. Stevens Actorviews 271 I had been pained by what seemed to me to be the dishonest acting of the spotlit Richard Mansfields.
1932 Observer 26 June 13/4 The spotlit nocturne that follows..is starred by Spessiva's solos.
1960 Hudson Rev. 13 602 A brunette is revealed upon a spotlit divan.
1989 R. C. Wilson Gypsies (1990) 4 Laura, the impetuous one, points, and Karen feels suddenly spotlit.
2001 S. Fatsis Word Freak vii. 90 Old tiles in spotlit display cases like Egyptian antiquities.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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