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

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Etymology

Adverb

illegitimately (comparative more illegitimately, superlative most illegitimately)

In an illegitimate manner.

Source: Wiktionary

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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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