Analysis Complete

legitimately

/ legitimately /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
in a lawfully recognized manner
"let''s get married so our child can be born legitimately"
Opposites:
illegitimately out of wedlock
Pertains to:
legitimate
adverb Sense 2
in a manner acceptable to common custom
"you cannot do this legitimately!"
Opposites:
illegitimately illicitly illegally lawlessly
Pertains to:
lawful legitimate licit
Semantic Complexity
30%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
6
Times Searched
2
Relationship Distribution

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Related Words

illegitimately out of wedlock illicitly illegally lawlessly