Ill-gotten gains


Benefits obtained in an evil manner or by dishonest means, as in They duped their senile uncle into leaving them a fortune and are now enjoying their ill-gotten gains. [ Mid-1800s ]

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  • Illiberal

    [ih-lib-er-uh l, ih-lib-ruh l] /ɪˈlɪb ər əl, ɪˈlɪb rəl/ adjective 1. narrowminded; bigoted. 2. Archaic. /ɪˈlɪbərəl/ adjective 1. narrow-minded; prejudiced; bigoted; intolerant 2. not generous; mean 3. lacking in culture or refinement adj. 1530s, “ungentlemanly, base, mean,” from Middle French illiberal (14c.), from Latin illiberalis “ungenerous, mean, sordid; unworthy of a freeman,” from assimilated form […]

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    [ih-lib-er-uh l, ih-lib-ruh l] /ɪˈlɪb ər əl, ɪˈlɪb rəl/ adjective 1. narrowminded; bigoted. 2. Archaic. /ɪˈlɪbərəl/ adjective 1. narrow-minded; prejudiced; bigoted; intolerant 2. not generous; mean 3. lacking in culture or refinement adj. 1530s, “ungentlemanly, base, mean,” from Middle French illiberal (14c.), from Latin illiberalis “ungenerous, mean, sordid; unworthy of a freeman,” from assimilated form […]


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