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ILLEGITIMATELY
illegitimately, out of wedlock
(adverb) of biological parents not married to each other; “this child was born illegitimately”
illegitimately, illicitly
(adverb) in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom; “He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
illegitimately (comparative more illegitimately, superlative most illegitimately)
In an illegitimate manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Il`le*git"i*mate*ly, adv.
Definition: In a illegitimate manner; unlawfully.
ILLEGITIMATE
Il`le*git"i*mate, a.
1. Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.
2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child.
3. Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference.
4. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word. Illegitimate fertilization, or Illegitimate union (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers. Darwin.
Il`le*git"i*mate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illegitimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Illegitimating.]
Definition: To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize. The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without illegitimating the issue. Bp. Burnet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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