illegitimately
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adverb
of biological parents not married to each other
this child was born illegitimately
Related & opposite
- legitimately antonym
- illegitimate derived from
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | lawfully |
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | illicit |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | legitimately |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | illegitimate |