illegitimate
[ adjective, noun il-i-jit-uh-mit; verb il-i-jit-uh-meyt ]
/ adjective, noun ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt; verb ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt /
adjective
noun
a person recognized or looked upon as illegitimate.
verb (used with object), il·le·git·i·mat·ed, il·le·git·i·mat·ing.
to declare illegitimate.
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illegalize, illegally, illegible, illegit, illegitimacy, illegitimate, illegitimatize, illegitimize, illia, arturo, illiberal, illich
Origin of illegitimate
Related formsil·le·git·i·mate·ly, adverbil·le·git·i·mate·ness, il·le·git·i·ma·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for illegitimately
illegitimate
/ (ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt) /
adjective
born of parents who were not married to each other at the time of birth; bastard
forbidden by law; illegal; unlawful
contrary to logic; incorrectly reasoned
noun
an illegitimate person; bastard
Derived Formsillegitimacy or illegitimateness, nounillegitimately, adverb
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Word Origin and History for illegitimately
illegitimate
1530s, "born out of wedlock," formed in English (and replacing earlier illegitime, c.1500), modeled on Latin illegitimus "not legitimate" (see il- + legitimate). Sense of "unauthorized, unwarranted" is from 1640s. Phrase illegitimi non carborundum, usually "translated" as "don't let the bastards grind you down," is fake Latin (by 1965, said to date from c.1939) (Carborundum was a brand of abrasives).
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