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adj
Well lit up by moonlight; brightly moonlit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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verb
simple past and past participle of moonbathe (“lie out under the moonlight”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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History
Since 1904 or earlier; figurative, conceiving moonlight as if it were a fluid that can bathe (immerse) something.
Since 1940s or later; moonbathe (intransitive verb) is modeled after sunbathe (intransitive verb).
