Legitimately

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Legitimately \Le*git"i*mate*ly\ (-m[asl]t*l[y^]), adv.
     In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  legitimately
       adv 1: in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this
              legitimately!" [syn: {lawfully}, {licitly}] [ant: {illegitimately},
               {illegally}, {illegitimately}]
       2: in a lawfully recognized manner; "let's get married so our
          child can be born legitimately" [ant: {illegitimately}]