Dictionary: IL-LE-GAL'I-TY – ILL-FUR'NISH-ED

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IL-LE-GAL'I-TY, n.

Contrariety to law; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass, or of false imprisonment.

IL-LE'GAL-IZE, v.i.

render unlawful.

IL-LE'GAL-IZ-ED, pp.

Rendered unlawful.

IL-LE'GAL-LY, adv.

In a manner contrary to law; unlawfully; as, a man illegally imprisoned. Blackstone.

IL-LE'GAL-NESS, n.

Illegality.

IL-LEG-I-BIL'I-TY, n.

The quality of being illegible.

IL-LEG'I-BLE, a. [See Legible.]

That can not be read; obscure or defaced so that the words can not be known. It is a disgrace to a gentleman to write an illegible hand. The manuscripts found in the ruins of Herculaneum are mostly illegible

IL-LEG'I-BLY, adv.

In a manner not to be read; as, a letter written illegibly.

IL-LE-GIT'I-MA-CY, n. [See Legitimate.]

  1. The state of being born out of wedlock; the state of bastardy. Blackstone.
  2. The state of being not genuine, or of legitimate origin.

IL-LE-GIT'I-MATE, a. [See Legitimate.]

  1. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; spurious; as, an illegitimate son or daughter.
  2. Unlawful; contrary to law.
  3. Not genuine; not of genuine origin; as, an illegitimate inference.
  4. Not authorized by good usage; as, an illegitimate word.

IL-LE-GIT'I-MATE, v.t.

To render illegitimate; to prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize. Wotton.

IL-LE-GIT'I-MA-TED, pp.

Rendered illegitimate; proved to have been born out of wedlock.

IL-LE-GIT'I-MATE-LY, adv.

Not in wedlock; without authority.

IL-LE-GIT-I-MA'TION, n.

  1. The state of one not born in wedlock. Bacon.
  2. Want of genuineness. Martin.

ILL-E-QUIP'PED, a.

Not well equipped.

IL-LEV'I-A-BLE, a. [in, not, and Fr. lever, to raise or levy.]

That can not be levied or collected. Hale.

ILL'-FAC'ED, a.

Having an ugly face. Hall.

ILL'-FA-TED, a.

Unfortunate.

ILL-FA'VOR-ED, a. [ill and favored.]

Ugly; ill-looking; wanting beauty; deformed. Ill-favored and lean fleshed. Gen. xli.

ILL-FA'VOR-ED-LY, adv.

  1. With deformity.
  2. Roughly; rudely. Howell.

ILL-FA'VOR-ED-NESS, n.

Ugliness; deformity.

ILL'-FIT-TED, a.

Not well fitted.

ILL'-FORM-ED, a.

Not well formed.

ILL'-FRAM-ED, a.

Not well framed.

ILL-FUR'NISH-ED, a.

Not well furnished.