But also on offer are restrained staples like double-breasted sport coats and logo-lite white sneakers, indicators of the brand’s broadening aspirations. Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 4 July 2022 Father Stu is more like the lite version of a conversion drama. Stephen Farber, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2022 Enlarge / Ring Fit Adventure is both a lite RPG and a useful fitness game for the Nintendo Switch. Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 12 Jan. 2022 For a character like Dexter/Jim, who could, with one lite push of the imagination, easily be read as gay, this is pretty rich. Kelly Mcclure, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2021 Case Keenum came in and was a lite version of him in a 17-14 win against Denver. Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2021 Didn’t Roku just release a lite-beer version of this thing? Eric Vilas-boas, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2021 This kind of reminds me of a lite version of the ‘17-18 Houston Rockets (Chris Paul’s first year). Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2021 All indications are that this trend – freelance lite employees - will continue. Jon Younger, Forbes, 18 May 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun combining form
borrowed from French, respelling of earlier -lithe, borrowed from Greek líthos "stone, rock," of obscure origin
Note: As pointed out by the Oxford English Dictionary, first edition, the acceptability of the non-classical spelling -lite for -lithe or -lith may have been advanced by the long-established word chrysolite.