licitly

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licitly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Licit \Lic"it\ (l[i^]s"[i^]t), a. [L. licitus permitted, lawful,
     from licere: cf. F. licite. See License.]
     Lawful. "Licit establishments." --Carlyle. -- Lic"it*ly,
     adv. -- Lic"it*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]

licitly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  licitly
      adv 1: in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do
             this legitimately!" [syn: legitimately, lawfully,
             licitly] [ant: illegally, illegitimately,
             illicitly, lawlessly]