Definitions for illicit

illicit il·lic·it

Spelling: [ih-lis-it]
IPA: /ɪˈlɪs ɪt/

Illicit is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 37 anagrams from letters in illicit (ciiillt).

Definitions for illicit

adjective

  1. not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
  2. disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.

Origin of illicit

From the Latin word illicitus, dating back to 1645-55. See il-2, licit

Examples for illicit

It causes some of my cells to express Ebola proteins to illicit an immune response.

But the increasing number of fraudsters bringing back wares to stores to make an illicit killing has  become impossible to ignore.

LSD, an illicit drug with a serious stigma, was once the darling of the psychotherapy world.

Thus the Priory might well ply a lucrative, if illicit, trade.

Alexandre went so far as to buy back a Degas from its illicit owners.

There was no husband for her, only the illicit love of this man.

Very well, the clue which that notice afforded had to do with some illicit traffic.

Willis could appreciate the idea of locating the illicit press in France.

These same groups that trade in animals are also shuttling weapons, humans, and other illicit goods across national lines.

Yesterday only an illicit lover: to-day the destroyer of children unborn!

Word Value for illicit
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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