Hypertext Webster Gateway: "illicitly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Illicit \Il*lic"it\, a. [L. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus,
p. p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite.
See {In-} not, and {License}.]
Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit
trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.
One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another.
--Burke.
-- {Il*lic"it*ly}, adv. -- {Il*lic"it*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
illicitly
adv 1: in an manner disapproved or not allowed by custom; "He acted
illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold"
[syn: {illegitimately}] [ant: {legitimately}, {legitimately}]
2: in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally"
[syn: {illegally}, {lawlessly}] [ant: {legitimately}]
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