Analysis Complete

illegitimately

/ illegitimately /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
of biological parents not married to each other
"this child was born illegitimately"
Opposites:
legitimately
Pertains to:
illegitimate
adverb Sense 2
in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
"He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold"
Opposites:
legitimately lawfully licitly
Pertains to:
illicit
Semantic Complexity
34%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
4
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

legitimately lawfully licitly