wunder · Library

Part 5545

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary · Project Gutenberg — chapter 5545 of 12779 · ~289 words · public domain

Read in the Wunder reader — free

<hw>Il"la*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>illativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>illatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation; inferential; conclusive; <as>as, an <ex>illative</ex> consequence or proposition; an <ex>illative</ex> word, as <i>then</i>, <i>therefore</i>, etc.</as></def>

<cs><col>Illative conversion</col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>a converse or reverse statement of a proposition which in that form must be true because the original proposition is true.</cd> -- <col>Illative sense</col> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld>, <cd>the faculty of the mind by which it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the correctness of inferences.</cd></cs>

<h1>Illative</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Il"la*tive</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An illative particle, as <i>for</i>, <i>because</i>.</def>

<h1>Illatively</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Il"la*tive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>By inference; as an illative; in an illative manner.</def>

<h1>Illaudable</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Il*laud"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>illaudabilis</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Laudable</er>.]</ety> <def>Not laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy of censure or disapprobation.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

-- <wordforms><wf>Il*laud"a*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <tt>Broome.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Ill-boding</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Ill`-bod"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened.</def> "<i>Ill-boding</i> stars."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Ill-bred</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Ill"-bred`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under <er>Ill</er>, <tt>adv.</tt></def>

<h1>Illecebration</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Il*lec`e*bra"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Illecebrous</er>.]</ety> <def>Allurement.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>T. Brown.</i>

<h1>Illecebrous</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Il*lec"e*brous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>illecebrosus</ets>, fr. <ets>illecebra</ets> allurement, fr. <ets>illicere</ets> to allure.]</ety> <def>Alluring; attractive; enticing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. Elyot.</i>

<h1>Illegal</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Il*le"gal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>il-</ets> not + <ets>legal</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ill\'82gal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; <as>as, an <ex>illegal</ex> act; <ex>illegal</ex> trade; <ex>illegal</ex> love.</as></def>

<i>Bp. Burnet.</i>

<h1>Illegality</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Il`le*gal"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Illegalities</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ill\'82galit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; <as>as, the <ex>illegality</ex> of trespass or of false imprisonment</as>; also, an illegal act.</def>

<h1>Illegalize</h1> <Xpage=728>

<hw>Il*le"gal*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Illegalized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Illegalizing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To make or declare illegal or unlawful.</def>

← Previous chapterAll chaptersNext chapter →

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary · The Wunder Library — complete classics, free to read, with narration.

© 2026 Wunder Learning LLC · Terms & Privacy