Is Illegal an Adjective?

You can use the adjective illegal to describe breaking the rules, as when you head-butt someone in a game. ... This adjective also describes people who enter countries without official government approval, they are called "illegal immigrants" or "illegal aliens."

Is Illegal an adjective or adverb?

adjective. il·​le·​gal | \ (ˌ)i(l)-ˈlē-gəl \

Is illegal a adverb?

—illegally adverb They entered the country illegally. —illegality /ˌɪlɪˈɡæləti/ noun [uncountable]COLLOCATIONSadverbscompletely/totally illegalThe deal was completely illegal. highly illegal (=completely illegal)It all sounds highly illegal.

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