illicit
Plural: illicits
Adjective
- Forbidden by law, rules, or custom; unlawful.
- contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
- "an illicit association with his secretary"
Adjective Satellite
- contrary to or forbidden by law
- "illicit trade"
Adj
- Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- Breaking social norms.
- Unlawful.
Noun
- A banned or unlawful item.
Examples
- The bigamous marriage, while illicit, was not invalid.
- Using an illicit word from a rarely updated dictionary could lead to a challenge.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French illicite, from Latin illicitus, from in- (“not”) + licitus (“allowed, permitted”), from licet (“it is allowed”). By surface analysis, il- + licit.
Synonyms
illegitimate, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful, criminal, illegal, prohibited
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
illicit: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordillicit: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
illicit: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary