overlight means to illuminate too brightly. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
overlight is pronounced /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈlaɪt/.
Etymology
From over- + light.
verb
- 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.”
- 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.”
noun
- excessive light“An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle, insomuch as perpetual looking against the ſun would cause blindness.”
adj
- Too light or frivolous; giddy.“Also that they be not overlight and wanton of behaviour.”