Legitimately Definition & Meaning
legitimately
- adverb
- in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!"
- in a lawfully recognized manner; "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately"
Words that rhyme with legitimately
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- What does legitimately mean?
- in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" in a lawfully recognized manner; "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately"
- What part of speech is legitimately?
- Legitimately is an adverb.
- How many definitions does legitimately have?
- Legitimately has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adverb).