illicit
adjective
Origin of illicit
Synonyms for illicit
Related Words for illicit
illegitimate, unauthorized, illegal, bootleg, unlawful, improper, prohibited, clandestine, contraband, wrongful, furtive, immoral, adulterous, unlicensed, criminal, crooked, dirty, felonious, guilty, heavyExamples from the Web for illicit
Contemporary Examples of illicit
But the increasing number of fraudsters bringing back wares to stores to make an illicit killing has become impossible to ignore.
Alexandre went so far as to buy back a Degas from its illicit owners.
It causes some of my cells to express Ebola proteins to illicit an immune response.
LSD, an illicit drug with a serious stigma, was once the darling of the psychotherapy world.
These same groups that trade in animals are also shuttling weapons, humans, and other illicit goods across national lines.
Historical Examples of illicit
There was no husband for her, only the illicit love of this man.
The Twins of Suffering CreekRidgwell Cullum
Very well, the clue which that notice afforded had to do with some illicit traffic.
The Hound From The NorthRidgwell Cullum
Yesterday only an illicit lover: to-day the destroyer of children unborn!
Shoulder-StrapsHenry Morford
Willis could appreciate the idea of locating the illicit press in France.
The Pit Prop SyndicateFreeman Wills Crofts
Thus the Priory might well ply a lucrative, if illicit, trade.
Records of Woodhall Spa and NeighbourhoodJ. Conway Walter