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It seems, though, that historically we have now reached a position in which Jews cannot legitimately be understood always and only as presumptive victims.
Judith Butler

Meaning of "legitimately" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEGITIMATELY

legitimately  [lɪˈdʒɪtəmətlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEGITIMATELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Legitimately 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 LEGITIMATELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Legitimacy

Legitimacy, from the Latin word legitimare, may refer to: ▪ Legitimacy ▪ Legitimacy of standards ▪ Legitimacy ▪ Legitimate expectation ▪ Legitimate peripheral participation ▪ Legitimate theater ▪ Legitimation...

Definition of legitimately in the English dictionary

The definition of legitimately in the dictionary is in a manner that is acceptable according to the law. Other definition of legitimately is with good reason.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEGITIMATELY


accurately
ˈækjʊrətlɪ
adequately
ˈædɪkwətlɪ
affectionately
əˈfɛkʃənətlɪ
appropriately
əˈprəʊprɪətlɪ
consummately
kənˈsʌmətlɪ
deliberately
dɪˈlɪbərətlɪ
delicately
ˈdelɪkətlɪ
desperately
ˈdɛspərətlɪ
disproportionately
ˌdɪsprəˈpɔːʃ ənətlɪ
immediately
ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ
inanimately
ɪnˈænɪmətlɪ
inappropriately
ˌɪnəˈprəʊprɪətlɪ
intimately
ˈɪntɪmətlɪ
moderately
ˈmɒdərətlɪ
palmately
ˈpælmətlɪ
passionately
ˈpæʃənətlɪ
penultimately
pɪˈnʌltɪmətlɪ
privately
ˈpraɪvətlɪ
quietly
ˈkwaɪətlɪ
separately
ˈsɛpərətlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEGITIMATELY

legist
legit
legitim
legitimacy
legitimate
legitimateness
legitimation
legitimatisation
legitimatise
legitimatization
legitimatize
legitimator
legitimisation
legitimiser
legitimism
legitimist
legitimistic
legitimization
legitimize
legitimizer

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEGITIMATELY

absolutely
alternately
approximately
articulately
coordinately
corporately
dispassionately
elaborately
fortunately
immaculately
inadequately
indiscriminately
intricately
lately
ornately
philately
proportionately
proximately
stately
ultimately
unfortunately

Synonyms and antonyms of legitimately in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «legitimately» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEGITIMATELY

Find out the translation of legitimately to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of legitimately from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «legitimately» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

合法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

legítimamente
570 millions of speakers

English

legitimately
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वैध तरीके
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرعيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

законно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

legitimamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বৈধভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

légitimement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara sah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

legitim
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

合法的に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

합법적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sah miturut ukum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hợp pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முறையாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कायदेशीररित्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meşru
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

legittimamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

legalnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

законно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în mod legitim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νόμιμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wettig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

legitimt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

legitimt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of legitimately

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGITIMATELY»

The term «legitimately» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.229 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEGITIMATELY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «legitimately» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «legitimately» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «LEGITIMATELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word legitimately.
1
Joe Arpaio
I am the constitutionally and legitimately elected sheriff, and I absolutely refuse to surrender my responsibility to the federal government.
2
Rick Atkinson
In searching for a rationale to go to war, Bush settled on the notion of Saddam as an incarnation of evil, basically, and convinced himself that Saddam was fundamentally Adolf Hitler reborn. I think his feelings towards Saddam were in fact quite genuine and quite legitimately hostile. He was not play acting.
3
Jacques Audiard
I was the little French boy who grew up hearing people talk of De Gaulle and the Resistance. France against the Nazis! Then when that boy grew up, he began to uncover things. We began to legitimately ask the question, 'What exactly did our parents do during the Occupation?' We discovered it was not the story they were telling us.
4
Richard Ayoade
I find performing very difficult. It's difficult to be a good actor. I get very nervous, even though it sounds disingenuous, because you could legitimately go, 'Well, why do it?'
5
Judith Butler
It seems, though, that historically we have now reached a position in which Jews cannot legitimately be understood always and only as presumptive victims.
6
Claire Danes
I took three years off. I differentiated myself from the industry. Found my identity - sort of... I haven't graduated yet. I'm not legitimately educated yet, but maybe one day.
7
Brendan Gleeson
Winston was a bit of a challenge, all right, from a lot of different perspectives. It wasn't just the culture or the class divide or the historical baggage - it was also the age difference. We had to see if I could be aged-up legitimately, without it becoming some sort of hokey acting challenge.
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Chad Harbach
In fact, there's a lot to legitimately hate about pro sports and the way they are conducted.
9
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy - I don't disparage envy, but I don't accept it as legitimately my master.
10
Sidney Hook
Before impugning an opponent's motives, even when they legitimately may be impugned, answer his arguments.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEGITIMATELY»

Discover the use of legitimately in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to legitimately and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Origins of Ownership of Property: New Directions for Child ...
who previously possessed the object, owns it, and earlier legitimately acquired ownership of it. These examples suggest that in trying to discover who owns an already owned object, people typically assume that a person who possesses the  ...
Hildy Ross, Ori Friedman, 2011
2
Senatorial Primary Investigation: Official Report of ...
Q. Well, Mr. Blaine, do you think that it is possible to spend $300 in a primary campaign in Sauk county legitimately? A. 1 should think it is possible, yes. Q. Well, do you think it would be possible to spend legitimately in Sauk county a thousand ...
Wisconsin. Legislature. Joint Senatorial Primary Investigation Committee, Isaac Stephenson, 1909
3
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
Esp. XXII—This short-styled plant produced perfectly sound pollen, as viewed under the microscope. During 1866 it was freely and legitimately fertilized by other illegitimate plants belonging to the present and the following class, both of which ...
Linnean Society of London, 1869
4
Australian Income Tax Legislation 2011: Income Tax ...
Benefit not legitimately due 26-53(3) In working out if a benefit is not legitimately due to another person in a particular situation, disregard the following: (a) the fact that the benefit may be customary, or perceived to be customary, in the situation ...
Australia, Cch, 2011
5
The journal of the Linnean Society of London
During 1866 it was freely and legitimately fertilized by other illegitimate plants belonging to the present and the following class, both of which include many highly fertile plants. Under these circumstances it yielded from eight capsules an  ...
Linnean Society (London), 1869
6
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview
But, it has been objected, if Christian epistemologists can legitimately claim that their beliefs are properly basic, then any community of epistemologists—for example, voodoo epistemologists—can also legitimately claim that their beliefs are ...
James Porter Moreland, William Lane Craig, 2003
7
Taoism: The Enduring Tradition
We may not, I contend, legitimately privilege ancient Taoists over medieval or modern Taoists, or vice versa. We may not legitimately privilege the experiences of expressions of male Taoists over females, or vice versa. We may not legitimately ...
Russell Kirkland, 2004
8
New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
The Supreme Pontiff freely appoints bishops or confirms those legitimately elected. §2. At least every three years, bishops of an ecclesiastical province or, where circumstances suggest it, of a conference of bishops, are in common counsel and ...
John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green, 2000
9
Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy
they are legitimately to be praised or blamed for what they do. He does not say, and, as we will see upon closer consideration of his theory, he does not mean, that when an agent does do something good or bad that they are responsible for  ...
Brad Inwood, 2013
10
How the Indians Lost Their Land: Law and Power on the Frontier
“The majority of the court is of opinion,” he re- ported, “that the nature of the Indian title, which is certainly to be re- spected by all courts, until it be legitimately extinguished, is not such as to be absolutely repugnant to seisin [i.e., possession] in ...
Stuart BANNER, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEGITIMATELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term legitimately is used in the context of the following news items.
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LSU's Miles expects QB play to be 'legitimately better' | PPP Focus
They face a defense that struggled previous year, finishing 83 overall in the country in total defense after giving up over 400 yards in total ... «PPP Focus.com, Jul 15»
2
Hollande calls for vanguard of states to lead strengthened eurozone
The eurozone's set-up meant that it boiled down to the question of a legitimately-elected government in Berlin arguing against another ... «EUobserver, Jul 15»
3
Five Most Interesting Things In MLS This Week :: Soccer :: Features …
Every team legitimately had a chance at the playoffs and to win MLS Cup. The LA Galaxy could be changing all of that. Steven Gerrard is ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
4
Watch incredible footage of surfer Mick Fanning fighting off shark …
Mick Fanning legitimately beat up a shark and got away at his surf competition. Oh my word. — Ari (@Arii_Safari) July 19, 2015 ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
5
Congress must not legitimize Iran giveaway - The Register-Guard
But it will make it easier for a successor president to legitimately reconsider an executive agreement (Obama dare not call it a treaty — it would ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
6
The Sun basks in Triumph over Queen 'Nazi' Salute Scoop - The Drum
... relaxed, even cocky, about any investigation saying the tape had been obtained legitimately and refused to name the source of the material. «The Drum, Jul 15»
7
New Orleans advances to Semi-Finals; Pelicans yet to make any …
"He is legitimately working on it. We'll start him off at corner three and in time he'll become a good three point shooter." Regarding the next step ... «The Bird Writes, Jul 15»
8
What to expect from Rafa Nadal this summer? | isportsweb
Rafa will have to play well if he wants to legitimately compete for titles. I think the hard courts can be a surface where Rafa can play a bit more ... «isportsweb.com, Jul 15»
9
Jordan Spieth rolling at British Open, ends round one off lead
... the first three majors of the year. Golf's single-season grand slam is legitimately in reach, and it's a 21-year-old chasing it one round at a time. «247Sports, Jul 15»
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Three things clients may call you about this week... - Professional …
The family members or friends who guarantee the loans can be legitimately pursued by debt collectors, even in cases where the borrower has ... «Professional Adviser, Jul 15»

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