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illicitly

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il·lic·it  (-lst)
adj.
1. Not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful.
2. Linguistics Improperly formed; ungrammatical.
[Latin illicitus : in-, not; see in-1 + licitus, lawful; see licit.]
il·licit·ly adv.
il·licit·ness n.
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Adv.1.illicitly - in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom; "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold"
illegitimately
lawfully, legitimately, licitly - in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!"
2.illicitly - in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally"
illegally, lawlessly
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No mild saki for them, but square faces illicitly refilled with corrosive fire that flamed through their veins and burst into conflagrations in their heads.
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