illegally
/ɪˈliːɡəli/
illegally adverb: in a manner contrary to law.
Adverb
illegally (comparative more illegally, superlative most illegally)
- In a manner contrary to law.
- He received a ticket for illegally parking next to a fire hydrant.
- The dangers of scofflawry vary wildly. The person who illegally spits on the sidewalk remains disgusting, but clearly poses less risk to others than the company that illegally buries hazardous chemical waste in an unauthorized location.1983 January 24, Frank Trippett, “Essay: A Red Light for Scofflaws”, in Time
- Synonyms:
- illicitly, criminally, forbiddenly, illegitimately, unlawfully
- Antonyms:
- legally, lawfully, legitimately, licitly
illegally meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
illegally in Hindi
- अवैध रूप से, गैरकानूनी रूप से, गैरकानूनी तरीके से
illegally in Tamil
- சட்டவிரோதமாக
illegally in Marathi
- बेकायदेशीरपणे, बेकायदेशीररीत्या
illegally in Bengali
- আইনের পরিপন্থী ভাবে, বেআইনি ভাবে
More languagesFewer languages
- illegally in Malayalam
- അനധികൃതമായി
- illegally in Kannada
- ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರವಾಗಿ, ಅಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ
- illegally in Punjabi
- ਗ਼ੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ
- illegally in Gujarati
- ગેરકાયદેસર રીતે, ગેરકાનૂની રીતે
- illegally in Odia
- ବେଆଇନ ଭାବେ, ବେଆଇନ ଭାବରେ
- illegally in Nepali
- अवैध रूपमा, गैरकानुनी रूपमा, गैरकानूनी रूपमा
Synonyms of illegally
Antonyms
Forms of illegally
| comparative | more illegally |
|---|---|
| superlative | most illegally |
Origin of illegally
From illegal + -ly or il- + legally.
Questions about illegally
- What does illegally mean?
- Illegally means in a manner contrary to law.
- What is illegally in Hindi?
- Illegally in Hindi is अवैध रूप से, गैरकानूनी रूप से, गैरकानूनी तरीके से. See Illegally meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is illegally?
- Illegally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce illegally?
- Illegally is pronounced /ɪˈliːɡəli/.
Words near illegally in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: illegally (page history and authors); illegally (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); illegally (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); illegally (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); illegally (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); illegally (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); illegally (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); illegally (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); illegally (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); illegally (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); illegally (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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