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illicitous

illicitous adjective: illicit.

Adjective

illicitous (comparative more illicitous, superlative most illicitous)

  1. (obsolete) illicit
    • illicitous contracts1679, Les Provinciales

Forms of illicitous

comparativemore illicitous
superlativemost illicitous

Questions about illicitous

What does illicitous mean?
Illicitous means illicit.
What part of speech is illicitous?
Illicitous is an adjective.

Words near illicitous in the dictionary

  1. illicia
  2. illiciaceous
  3. illicit
  4. illicitly
  5. illicitness
  6. illicitous
  7. illicits
  8. illicium
  9. Illidge
  10. Illig
  11. illighten

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