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illegitimately

il·le·git·i·mate
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective, noun il-i-jit-uh-mit; verb il-i-jit-uh-meyt]
    • /adjective, noun ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; verb ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adjective, noun il-i-jit-uh-mit; verb il-i-jit-uh-meyt]
    • /adjective, noun ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; verb ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt/

Definitions of illegitimately word

  • adjective illegitimately born of parents who are not married to each other; born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child. 1
  • adjective illegitimately not legitimate; not sanctioned by law or custom. 1
  • adjective illegitimately unlawful; illegal: an illegitimate action. 1
  • adjective illegitimately irregular; not in good usage. 1
  • adjective illegitimately Logic. not in accordance with the principles of valid inference. 1
  • adjective illegitimately Obsolete. of or relating to stage plays in which musical numbers were inserted because of laws that gave only a few theaters the exclusive right to produce straight dramas. acting in or producing such productions. 1
See all 9 definitions of illegitimately

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Origin of illegitimately

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; il-2 + legitimate

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Parts of speech for Illegitimately

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Illegitimately

illegitimately popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

illegitimately usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for illegitimately

adv illegitimately

  • unjustly — not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler.
  • wrongly — not in accordance with what is morally right or good: a wrong deed.
  • unjustifiably — capable of being justified; that can be shown to be or can be defended as being just, right, or warranted; defensible: justifiable homicide.
  • illicitly — not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.

adverb illegitimately

All 8 Synonyms of illegitimately

Antonyms for illegitimately

adv illegitimately

  • justly — in a just manner; honestly; fairly: Deal justly with the prisoners.
  • rightly — in accordance with truth or fact; correctly: to see rightly; to understand rightly.
  • lawfully — allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
  • legally — permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
  • de jure — De jure is used to indicate that something legally exists or is a particular thing.

adverb illegitimately

  • legitimately — according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
All 6 Antonyms of illegitimately

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