Definitions for illegitimately
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
il•le•git•i•mateˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt(adj.)
born of parents who are not married to each other.
not sanctioned by usage or custom.
unlawful.
irregular; eccentric.
Origin of illegitimate:
1530–40
il`le•git′i•mate•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
illegitimately, illicitly(adverb)
in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
"He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold"
illegitimately, out of wedlock(adverb)
of biological parents not married to each other
"this child was born illegitimately"
Wiktionary
illegitimately(Adverb)
In an illegitimate manner.
Webster Dictionary
Illegitimately(adverb)
in a illegitimate manner; unlawfully
Translations for illegitimately
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
illegitimately(adverb)
unacceptable or not allowed (especially by law).
- onwettigAfrikaans
- بصورةٍ غَيْر شَرْعِيَّه أو قانونيَّهArabic
- незаконноBulgarian
- ilegitimamentePortuguese (BR)
- nelegitimněCzech
- unrechtmäßig, unehelichGerman
- ulovligtDanish
- παράνομαGreek
- ilegítimamente, de manera ilegítimaSpanish
- ebaseaduslikultEstonian
- بطور غیرقانونیFarsi
- laittomastiFinnish
- illégitimementFrench
- בְּאוֹפֶן לא חוּקִיHebrew
- अधर्मजता सेHindi
- protupravnoCroatian
- törvénytelenül, házasságon kívülHungarian
- secara haramIndonesian
- á óréttmætan/ólögmætan háttIcelandic
- illegittimamenteItalian
- 違法にJapanese
- 불법적으로Korean
- neteisėtaiLithuanian
- nelikumīgi; ārlaulībāLatvian
- secara tidak sahMalay
- onwettig, onrechtmatigDutch
- uberettiget, ulovligNorwegian
- bezprawniePolish
- بطور غیرقانونیPersian
- د غیر قانونی دولهPashto
- ilegitimamentePortuguese
- nelegitimRomanian
- незаконноRussian
- nelegitímneSlovak
- nezakonitoSlovenian
- nezakonitoSerbian
- illegitimt, utomäktenskapligtSwedish
- โดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาตThai
- kanuna aykırı olarakTurkish
- 違反規定Chinese (Trad.)
- незаконно; нелегітимноUkrainian
- ناجائز طور پرUrdu
- một cách không chính đángVietnamese
- 违法地Chinese (Simp.)
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