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legitimately

DEFINITIONS OF: legitimately

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adv in a manner acceptable to common custom

“you cannot do this legitimately!”
Synonyms:
lawfully, licitly
Antonyms:
illegally, illicitly, lawlessly
in an illegal manner
illegitimately, illicitly
in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
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adv in a lawfully recognized manner

“let's get married so our child can be born legitimately”
Antonyms:
illegitimately, out of wedlock
of biological parents not married to each other
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