not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.

disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.

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blessed , good , legal , legitimate , licit , moral , noble , proper , right

adjective

adulterous , black-market , bootleg * , clandestine , contraband , contrary to law , criminal , crooked , dirty * , felonious , furtive , guilty , heavy * , illegal , illegitimate , immoral , improper , in violation of law , lawless , out of line , prohibited , racket , unauthorized , unlawful , unlicensed , wrong , wrongfulnotes:elicit means to call forth emotions , feelings , and responses or to bring out or draw out , while illicit means contrary to or forbidden by law - unlawfulliterally , illegitimate is \'not lawful\' and illicit is \'not allowed\'a form of conduct will be illicit and a type of practice will be illegal , outlawed , wrongful , forbidden