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ill-gotten

/ˌɪl ˈɡɒt.ən/

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adjective

/ˌɪl ˈɡɒt.ən/C2formal
  • ruОписывает что-либо, обычно деньги или товары, полученные нечестным, незаконным или неэтичным путём.

Describes something, typically money or goods, that has been obtained through dishonest, illegal, or unethical means.

  1. Obtained illegally or dishonestlyC1formal

    Acquired through unlawful, unethical, or improper means.

    ruНечестно нажитый

    • The authorities seized all his ill-gotten assets.
    • He lived a lavish lifestyle funded by ill-gotten gains.
    • The company was forced to return its ill-gotten profits.

    Synonymscrookeddishonestfraudulentillegalillegitimateillicitshadyunderhandedunlawful

    Antonymshonestlawfullegallegitimateproper

Forms
  • more ill-gotten comparative form
  • most ill-gotten superlative form