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Definition of
illicit adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
illicit
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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1
not allowed by the law
synonym
illegal
illicit drugs
2
not approved of by the normal rules of society
an illicit love affair
illicitly
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adverb
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illicit
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