Because early in his career, though we ridiculed it above, Affleck was legitimately great in several of his films.
It is a legitimately scary idea for people who are invested in things staying the way that they are.
Divisive as the film was, it was a bold move for Lohan, who was legitimately impressive in it.
And it has been, I readily concede, legitimately true at times.
A legitimately good pilot was followed by a series of schizophrenic episodes.
The only direction of inquiry is how they can be legitimately minimized.
Because I am in possession of rich ore, it does not follow that I did not come by it legitimately.
As a matter of fact, the road was not yet legitimately dark.
The field is legitimately open to speculation where all agree that all is hopeless.
Whatever credit is due to Young for securing it, is legitimately his.
1590s, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare (see legitimate (adj.)). Related: Legitimated; legitimating.
mid-15c., "lawfully begotten," from Middle French legitimer and directly from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare "make lawful, declare to be lawful," from Latin legitimus "lawful," originally "fixed by law, in line with the law," from lex (genitive legis) "law" (see legal). Transferred sense of "genuine, real" is attested from 1550s. Related: Legitimately.
