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Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure. One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another. Burke. -- Il*lic"it*ly, adv. -- Il*lic"it*ness, n.

Illicit. [R.] Cotgrave.

nfolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [Obs.] Milton. In his woolly fleece I cling implicit. Pope.

In an implicit manner; without reserve; with unreserved confidence. Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but humbly and implicitly to acquiesce in and adore them. Atterbury.

State or quality of being implicit.

Implicitness. [Obs.] Cotgrave.

Not explicit; not clearly stated; indefinite; vague.

Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.

The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; want of suitableness or appropriateness. I. Watts. Whatever is the ignorance and infelicity of the present state, we were made wise and happy. Glanvill.

The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from the people, as in going to the capital on horseback and with no escort, the abolition of court etiquette and the weekly levee, refusal to recogn…

of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects. "A multiplicity of goods." South.

A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a promise. Bp. Burnet.

The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.

A pamphlet which, in some States of the United States having the initiative or referendum, is mailed to the voters to inform them as to the nature of a measure submitted by the initiative or referendum. The pamphlet contains a copy of the proposed law and arguments for and against it by those favoring and opposing it,…

Silicified. [Obs.]

The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.

from with earnestness; to make petition to; to apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person for alms. Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me Milton.

One who solicits.

Solicitous. [Obs.] Eden.

The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking; importunity.