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illex

illex (inl-), ēgis, adj. [in-lex],
  • without law, contrary to law, lawless (anteclass.); as a term of reproach: impure, inhoneste, injure, inlex, labes popli, Plaut. Pers. 3, 3, 4 (408); Caecil. ap. Non. 10, 24 (Com. Fragm. v. 60 Rib.).
illex or illix (inl-), ĭcis, adj. [illicio], alluring, enticing, seductive (ante- and post-class.).
  • I Adj.: oculi, Ap. Apol. p. 323: ars, Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 6: halitus, id. Psych. 328.—More freq.,
  • II Subst. com.
    • A A decoy, lure: aedis nobis area'st, auceps sum ego, Esca'st meretrix, lectus illex est, amatores aves, Plaut. As. 1, 3, 67 (219).—
    • B Transf., a seducer, a seductress: malae rei tantae fuimus illices, Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 35 (745): illex animi Venus, Ap. Apol. p. 295.

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