Meanings
adjectiveill-gotten (not comparable)
- not comparableObtained improperly or illegally.
The sultan's men got the message: he and his successors exiled out-of-favour amirs to Jerusalem where they were expected to spend their ill-gotten wealth on sumptuous complexes that contained palaces, madrassas and tombs.
2011, Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East, page 335
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 來路不正的 /来路不正的
- 來路不正的 /来路不正的 (láilùbùzhèng de)obtained improperly
French mal acquis
- mal acquisobtained improperly
Polish nieuczciwie nabyty
- nieuczciwie nabytyobtained improperly
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APA
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“ill-gotten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-gotten. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ill-gotten,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill-gotten.
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