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Illegitimate

noun
/ɘlɘˈdʒɘtɘmɘt/
Word Frequency: 2.6

Definitions

1.nounA person born to unmarried parents.
2.verbTo make illegitimate.
3.adjectiveNot conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.
4.adjectiveNot in accordance with the law.
5.adjectiveNot sanctioned by marriage.
6.adjectiveNot correctly deduced.
"an illegitimate inference"
7.adjectiveNot authorized by good usage; not genuine.
"an illegitimate word"
8.adjectiveInvolving the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.
"illegitimate union; illegitimate fertilization"

Synonyms

bastardlovechildnatural childillegalillicitunlawfulillogicalinvalidspuriouswrongfuloutlawedoutlaw

Antonyms

legallegitimatelogicalvalid

Rhymes With

legitimate
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