Illegitimately

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an illegitimate manner.
Adverb
  1. 1
    of biological parents not married to each other wordnet
  2. 2
    in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
criminallydishonestlyfalsefalsefullyfalselyforbiddenly

Etymology

From illegitimate + -ly.

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