illegitimately adjective
il·le·git·i·mate
The adjective form of illegitimately is illegitimate
I iDefinitions
- adjective illegitimately born of parents who are not married to each other; born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child. 1
- adjective illegitimately not legitimate; not sanctioned by law or custom. 1
- adjective illegitimately unlawful; illegal: an illegitimate action. 1
- adjective illegitimately irregular; not in good usage. 1
- adjective illegitimately Logic. not in accordance with the principles of valid inference. 1
- adjective illegitimately Obsolete. of or relating to stage plays in which musical numbers were inserted because of laws that gave only a few theaters the exclusive right to produce straight dramas. acting in or producing such productions. 1