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illicit [ilis′it] Etymology: L, in, not, lex, law pertaining to an act that is unlawful or otherwise not permitted. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Fortunately for those who savor the drink's illicitness, the U. J Burnley, in writing about Bradford night life in the 1870s, argued that the attraction of the Lambert vaults to the youths of respectable families was partly their illicitness, because "it is so delicious to do things sub rosa; to feel that you are a rollicking ram, a jolly dog or a midnight rake. Sender's hit-and-run romantic technique is barely an improvement on his brother's, but the illicitness of it all intrigues the confused, naive Sonia. |
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