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illegitimately
" I was born illegitimately and almost immediately, as I understand it, placed in an orphanage. So my very earliest memories were in an orphanage. It was the tag end of the Great Depression when I was born. People were desperately poor."
Bryce Courtenay

Meaning of "illegitimately" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ILLEGITIMATELY

ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪtlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLEGITIMATELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Illegitimately is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES ILLEGITIMATELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of illegitimately in the English dictionary

The first definition of illegitimately in the dictionary is out of wedlock. Other definition of illegitimately is illegally or unlawfully. Illegitimately is also in a way that is contrary to logic; incorrectly reasoned.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILLEGITIMATELY

alternately · approximately · brightly · definitely · explicitly · fortunately · greatly · implicitly · indefinitely · infinitely · lately · lightly · nightly · proximately · rightly · secretly · slightly · tightly · ultimately · unfortunately

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILLEGITIMATELY

illegal · illegal alien · illegal immigrant · illegalisation · illegalise · illegality · illegalization · illegalize · illegally · illegibility · illegible · illegibleness · illegibly · illegitimacy · illegitimate · illegitimateness · illiberal · illiberalism · illiberality · illiberally

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILLEGITIMATELY

absolutely · accurately · adequately · affectionately · appropriately · deliberately · delicately · desperately · disproportionately · immaculately · immediately · inappropriately · intimately · intricately · legitimately · moderately · passionately · predominately · privately · separately · stately

Synonyms and antonyms of illegitimately in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «illegitimately» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF ILLEGITIMATELY

Find out the translation of illegitimately to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of illegitimately from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illegitimately» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

非法地
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

ilegítimamente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

illegitimately
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अवैध
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير شرعية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

незаконно
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

ilegitimamente
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বেআইনিভাবে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

illégitimement
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sah
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

unrechtmäßig
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

違法に
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

불법적
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Illegitimately
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bất hợp pháp
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

முறைத்தவறி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बेकायदेशीरपणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yasal olmayan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

illegittimamente
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

bezprawnie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

незаконно
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

nelegitim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράνομα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwettig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illegitimt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

illegitimt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of illegitimately

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about illegitimately

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QUOTES WITH «ILLEGITIMATELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word illegitimately.
1
Bryce Courtenay
I was born illegitimately and almost immediately, as I understand it, placed in an orphanage. So my very earliest memories were in an orphanage. It was the tag end of the Great Depression when I was born. People were desperately poor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLEGITIMATELY»

Discover the use of illegitimately in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illegitimately and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Measurement of Population Growth, Methods and Result
The children illegitimately conceived and illegitimately born — (1), (2), (6), (9), and (10) — should in any case be related to the unmarried women, no matter whether their fertility is to be measured according to their civil status at the time of birth ...
P. Kuczynski, 1969
2
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
Fifteen mid-styled flowers fertilised illegitimately by the longest stamens of the short-styled form yielded 93 per cent, of capsules, which (excluding four capsules with less than 20 seeds) contained on an average 102-8 seeds. Thirteen ...
Charles Darwin, 2010
3
The New Wittgenstein
Carnap thinks that philosophers construct sentences that accord with the formation-rules of natural language but that violate the rules of logical syntax; he thinks, that is, that there are sentences which are illegitimately constructed.
Alice Crary, Rupert Read, 2002
4
Hobbes Today: Insights for the 21st Century
And if that is the case, then there should be no more problem in asserting that leaders of state act illegitimately, because outside the scope of their authority, though justly, in fulfilling some requirement of international justice, than there is in  ...
S. A. Lloyd, 2013
5
Charles Darwin's Collection (18 Books):
So wesee how highlyfertile these shortstyled plants were when illegitimately fertilised with their ownform pollenby the aid of bees. The great difference in the fertility of the longand shortstyled flowers, when both are illegitimately fertilised, isa ...
Charles Darwin, 2013
6
On the Origin of Species
The infertility which may be observed in various dimorphic and trimorphic plants, when they are illegitimately fertilised, that is by pollen taken from stamens not corresponding in height with the pistil, differs much in degree, up to absolute and  ...
Charles Darwin, 2006
7
Political Philosophy and Social Welfare (Routledge ...
Nozick does accept a principle of rectification which will involve redistribution if the current distribution cameabout illegitimately, that isifinacquisition unowned resources werenot acquired accordingto the principleofjusticein acquisition, orif ...
Raymond Plant, Peter Taylor-Gooby, Anthony Lesser, 2009
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The Origin of Species
The infertility which may be observed in various dimorphic and trimorphic plants, when they are illegitimately fertilised, that is by pollen taken from stamens not corresponding in height with the pistil, differs much in degree, up to absolute and  ...
Charles Darwin, 2010
9
Handbook on Securing Cyber-Physical Critical Infrastructure
However, if the number of ignored or illegitimately responded claim requests is more than quarantine threshold 1.' during a time slot, the attacker will gain nothing during the quarantined time slots. Thus, he needs to limit the number of ignored ...
Sajal K Das, Krishna Kant, Nan Zhang, 2012
10
We the People the Fourteenth Amendment and the Su
Glen- don's claim — the First Things claim — is simply that there are many " matters that the Constitution wisely left to ordinary political processes" and that the modern Court has illegitimately taken some of these matters away from those  ...
Michael J. Perry, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLEGITIMATELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illegitimately is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Anti Money Laundering Act 2013: new law, same old problems …
Money Laundering is defined as “the process of turning illegitimately obtained property into seemingly legitimate property and it includes ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
2
Bermondsey woman scammed £72k benefits, and had £80k in bank
Acting Detective Chief Inspector Doug Blackwood of the City of London Police said, “This is a large sum of money illegitimately gained over a ... «Southwark News, Jul 15»
3
Inside The Conservative Plan To Continue The Fight Against LGBT …
... asks presidential candidates to pledge to work to "overturn any Supreme Court decision that illegitimately finds a constitutional 'right' to the ... «Media Matters for America, Jul 15»
4
Hillary's Talking Points: Recycled From the 1990s
Mr. Porter illegitimately presents as an established fact a proposition that is anything but. It's true that between 1967 and 2009 the percent of ... «Power Line, Jul 15»
5
News From California: Ninth Circuit and SEC Challenge New York
... because those possessing such knowledge should realize that the information had been illegitimately obtained in breach of a fiduciary duty. «New York Law Journal, Jul 15»
6
The Released Comic -Con “Suicide Squad” Short Video Clip Stirs …
When the Warner Bros' Suicide Squad was illegitimately expose online, Director David Ayer has taken its twitter account and revealed his plan ... «Realty Today, Jul 15»
7
Man's conviction for electricity theft overturned as police entered …
Charles McKenzie, 57 from Dundee, was arrested in September 2013 after police discovered he had illegitimately provided electricity to his ... «Scottish Legal News, Jul 15»
8
How Russia Sees Baltic Sovereignty
... Soviet Union was legitimately or illegitimately granted by the authorities in 1991 who were operating under a different historical perspective. «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
9
Lawmakers press administration on Medicare fraud | TheHill
Fraud in the program is linked to the opioid abuse crisis, as doctors can illegitimately prescribe drugs that are abused. “We're talking about a ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
10
Letters: Lower offensive flags and raise statues to unsung heroes of …
The Confederate States of America committed treason when it illegitimately and illegally acted to separate itself from the United States. «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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