ill-gotten
[ il-got-n ]
adjective
acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means: ill-gotten gains.
Origin of ill-gotten
1First recorded in 1545–55
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How to use ill-gotten in a sentence
Adventurers who durst not show themselves in the Thames found a ready market for their illgotten spices and stuffs at New York.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayBefore this time had elapsed, however, Owlglass left the town with his illgotten earnings.
A Picture-book of Merry Tales | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for ill-gotten
ill-gotten
adjective
obtained dishonestly or illegally (esp in the phrase ill-gotten gains)
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