Crossword Dictionary

illicit

adjective

Not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.

Disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.

SYNONYMS

contraband, illegal, illegitimate, immoral, improper, prohibited, unauthorized, unlawful

EXAMPLES:

‘I think many are used—at least in a transactions sense—mainly for illicit financing.’

‘But the increasing number of fraudsters bringing back wares to stores to make an illicit killing has  become impossible to ignore.’

‘LSD, an illicit drug with a serious stigma, was once the darling of the psychotherapy world.’

‘Whole fleets of boats with illicit cargoes had been passing and repassing between Kent and Picardy.’

‘Seizures of illicit drugs have increased by 30 % this year.’

immodest

adjective

Lacking humility or decency.

synonyms

indecorous, improper, indecent, indelicate, indiscreet, immoral

examples:

‘I know there are many who will disagree, who will say these bare-bellied women are shameless and immodest, but I cannot agree.’

‘This was a reaction to the growing diffusion of wigs which attracted attention, and were considered immodest or brazen in both communities.’

‘At the same time without being immodest, I would say we are the original reformers and nobody can take that away from us.’

‘There's an immodest bather, drunkards, a glutton (whose stomach does his talking for him), a fool, a woman, a monk, three choristers and a nun - all with a particular story to impart.’