Used in a Sentence

illicitly

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for illicitly.

Editorial note

If someone says modafinil didn't work on them, it's probably because they ordered it illicitly and got counterfeit drugs.

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Quick take

In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally, or inappropriately.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of illicitly gathered in one view.

adverb

In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally, or inappropriately.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for illicitly.

Example sentences

1

If someone says modafinil didn't work on them, it's probably because they ordered it illicitly and got counterfeit drugs.

2

But there are no reports of New York residents illicitly cracking those buckets open for fun, as claimed in the headline.

3

By using the word 'collude' you are implying that AT&T and Apple are acting illicitly.

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Even better, why not make a batch of them and sell them illicitly?

5

Run an OS X VM in order to illicitly develop iOS apps.

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That's not what consumers of illicitly downloaded materials are doing.

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So the BTC aren't missing so much as illicitly redistributed.

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One that the illegal aliens will not see as they illicitly cross our border, seeking to evade what agents we have stationed there.

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If it's people illicitly making too much noise, sic the authorities on them (although now in the US I'd hesitate to do that unless the situation is life and death, and often even not then).

10

I was the victim of low-grade identity theft about 10 years ago, all stemming from a credit card number illicitly imprinted by someone at a restaurant.

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When they started testing out EPO illicitly on cyclists in the early 90ies, a number of young men died of heart attacks in their sleep, because their blood got too thick.

12

When yet another break-in turns up millions of plaintext passwords, we don't just blame those who obtained them illicitly; we also blame the company that stored them in plaintext.

Quote examples

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> Taking means "dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove".

2

Borderline case, but it's probably ok to use "smuggling" as shorthand for "importing illicitly".

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The proper question is, "why not?" Where else do we actually believe it's OK to take something that belongs to someone else Taking means "dispossess someone of (something); steal or illicitly remove".

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As if from nowhere, Ms Scudo had become a heroin addict." "last year 11m Americans used illicitly-acquired prescription painkillers, more than the number who used cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamine and LSD combined." "Though Afghanistan accounts for 80% of global opium production, America gets most of its heroin from Mexico.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use illicitly in a sentence?

If someone says modafinil didn't work on them, it's probably because they ordered it illicitly and got counterfeit drugs.

What does illicitly mean?

In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally, or inappropriately.

What part of speech is illicitly?

illicitly is commonly used as adverb.