forbiddenly

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adverb

In a forbidden or unlawful manner.

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illegallyunlawfully
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Meanings

adverbforbiddenly (comparative more forbiddenly, superlative most forbiddenly)

comparative more forbiddenly · superlative most forbiddenly

  1. In a forbidden or unlawful manner.

    you haue toucht his Queene Forbiddenly

    c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]

    Synonyms: illegally, unlawfully

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a forbidden or unlawful manner.

Similar
illegallyunlawfully
Also see
criminallyillegallyillegitimatelyillicitlylegallyunlawfully

Origin

From forbidden + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

forbiddenly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbiddenly

MLA

“forbiddenly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbiddenly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forbiddenly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbiddenly.

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