Word Study
legist |
legit |
legitim |
legitimacy |
legitimate |
legitimately
| legitimateness
| legitimation
| legitimatise
| legitimatist
| legitimatize
legitimately
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial legitimately has 2 senses
- legitimately(r = adv.all) lawfully, licitly - in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" Antonym: illegitimately
- legitimately(r = adv.all) Array - in a lawfully recognized manner; "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately" Antonym: illegitimately
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