illegitimately

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illegitimately

adverb more illegitimately · most illegitimately

In an illegitimate manner.
Similar: inauthentically, illegally, impermissibly, dishonestly, false, falsefully, falsely, illegitimately, insincerely, truthlessly, underhand, underhanded · Opposite: legitimately

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@misc{illegitimately_2026,
  title = {illegitimately},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/illegitimately},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}