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- pronunciation:
- ih
lI
siht
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
not permitted by custom or law; illegitimate.
His illicit stock market dealings eventually got him into trouble.Marriage to a first cousin is illicit in a number of U.S. states.The senator's wife had been unaware that he had been having an illicit relationship with one of his aides.- synonyms:
- banned, forbidden, illegal, illegitimate, outlawed, proscribed, unlawful
- antonyms:
- lawful, legal, legitimate, licit
- similar words:
- criminal, unconstitutional, under-the-counter, under-the-table, wildcat
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| related words: |
wrong |
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| derivations: |
illicitly (adv.), illicitness (n.) |
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