lit-up vs light-up

Both 'lit-up' and 'light-up' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Lit-up' is commonly used as an adjective to describe something that is illuminated or brightly lit. On the other hand, 'light-up' is often used as a phrasal verb to describe the action of illuminating or lighting something up.

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lit-up

Correct. 'Lit-up' is commonly used as an adjective to describe something that is illuminated or brightly lit.

It is used to describe something that is illuminated or brightly lit, such as 'The city looked beautiful with all the lit-up buildings.'

Examples:

The lit-up Christmas tree brightened the room.
The lit-up sign caught my attention from far away.
The lit-up skyline was a sight to behold.
The street was lined with lit-up lanterns for the festival.
The lit-up stage created a magical atmosphere.

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CITY AND LIGHT Phenomenology of the lit-up landscape Coordinator: Francesca Zanella.
Stroll past the many stalls in the city centre and the lit-up harbour.
In the lit-up recess, a collection of glass panes by Venini.
This stunning 4' tall lit-up crochet Christmas tree comes from By Hooks 4 U.
A dark starry sky calls for a longer exposure time than, for example, a lit-up house or village in the foreground.
Its central location means that you play with a backdrop of lit-up skyscrapers on some holes, then enjoy the solitude of a quiet night on others.
Rockefeller Center: This square is most magical around the holiday season, when the area is lit-up by a towering Holiday Tree.
In the space lit-up by the entrance door and the back kitchen window, there's enough room for a small table for a quick bight to eat.
The ski resort offers also a lit-up ski-run for night downhill for the extreme fans of the ski sport, and there is also a stadium for biathlon with shooting ground.
Take a leisurely stroll across the Museumsquartier to where the Natural History Museum, the lovely city library with a fantastisch view of the lit-up Rathaus (City Hall) at night.
Every season, Alsace has fun: there's the Messti and the Kilbe popular fests, wine and harvest festivals; in winter, there's the magical ambience of the Christmas markets, held on all the town squares, adorned with lit-up fir trees.
I continued on my path, remembering the ending to that day of tears, when "Defensa Zapatista," then smiling and with her face lit-up, said goodbye: "I'm leaving now Sup, I've got to go."
It's not a lit-up streetlight hazy darkness like most nights.
Also by night, the lit-up rock mass and cathedral make a spectacular panorama, recalling the medieval splendour of Cefalù.
The result is a costly Italian-style theatre with beech-wood wainscoting, dark grey upholstery, and thin translucent onyx walls, lit-up from behind.
It is also unique in that it is the only course to be lit-up and played on at night.
Just before the bridge, he will stop the train anyway, saving the passengers and having the thieves arrested: in the darkness of night he had seen a great lit-up cross.
It really is impossible to describe the ecstasy of a sunset or dawn from such a privileged position, just as it is impossible to describe the magic of the full moon coming up behind the lit-up fortresses, on a clear summer evening.
5 Together, hand in hand, they strolled along the evening sidewalk, past the competing, flashing, winking, flooding pools of color created by the rotating, pulsating, jiggling, lit-up signs.
From November 20 to December 24, 2015, Montreux welcomes the 21th edition of the most beautiful Christmas market in Switzerland! Discover the 150 lit-up chalets on the lakeside of Montreux and visit Santa Claus' House at an altitude of 2,042 meters.

Alternatives:

illuminated
brightly lit
lighted up
glowing
shining

light-up

Correct. 'Light-up' is often used as a phrasal verb to describe the action of illuminating or lighting something up.

It is used to describe the action of illuminating or lighting something up, such as 'She used a match to light up the candle.'