ill-gotten

ill-got·ten

I i

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [il got-n]
- /ɪl ˈgɒt n/
- /ɪl ˈɡɒt.ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [il got-n]
- /ɪl ˈgɒt n/

Definitions of ill-gotten word

adjective ill-gotten acquired by dishonest, improper, or evil means: ill-gotten gains. 1
adjective ill-gotten acquired illicitly 1
adjective ill-gotten obtained dishonestly or illegally (esp in the phrase ill-gotten gains) 0
adjective ill-gotten obtained by evil, unlawful, or dishonest means 0
adjective ill-gotten Obtained improperly or illegally. 0

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Origin of ill-gotten

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55

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Parts of speech for Ill-gotten

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ill-gotten

ill-gotten popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.