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Definition of legitimately in English: legitimatelyadverb lɪˈdʒɪtɪmətli 1In a way that conforms to the law or to rules. they can prove that the funds were acquired legitimately a legitimately elected government Example sentencesExamples - The simple fact is that they are suing the wrong organization if they are legitimately seeking a remedy.
- Dauphin Charles of Valois was legitimately crowned as King Charles VII of France in Rheims cathedral.
- These companies have been legitimately marketing their seed varieties in Eastern Europe since 1996.
- Just this year, they had a legitimately independent film at the festival.
- Shared leadership may also be perceived more legitimately with appropriate training.
- Together, the works reassert Paul's apostolic authority, legitimately mandated to the papacy.
- All that money they spent was legitimately theirs.
- No state can survive unless it is ruled legitimately; that is, by a king by divine right.
- He's now just another schnook trying to make it legitimately.
- The funds that were deposited in the unauthorised bank account were legitimately disbursed in operating the schools.
2In a way that can be defended with logic or justification; fairly. nobody can legitimately argue that he didn't pay his dues consumers could legitimately claim to have been misled Example sentencesExamples - Once you come out, you can complain all you want, legitimately.
- He can claim, legitimately, to be the best in his field … of one.
- This is all legitimately interesting stuff - especially seeing the rejected designs for various characters on the show.
- Brilliance can legitimately be used to describe a quality of colour which combines saturation and brightness.
- Is the actor legitimately worth $10-15 million a movie?
- One might legitimately question the necessity of public performance for elementary-level students.
- The solid cast works hard to lend credibility to their roles and their shared, legitimately scary predicament.
- I'm already trying to figure out if I can legitimately skip this meeting.
- There are two guys who can legitimately say that they were fifth Beatles.
- Limit therapeutic antibiotic treatment to those animals that are sick or are legitimately at-risk of becoming sick.
3informal as submodifier Truly; genuinely. there are tons of legitimately terrible movies Synonyms really, absolutely, simply, utterly, totally, perfectly, thoroughly, positively, completely Definition of legitimately in US English: legitimatelyadverbləˈjidəmətlē 1In a way that conforms to the law or to rules. they can prove that the funds were acquired legitimately a legitimately elected government Example sentencesExamples - No state can survive unless it is ruled legitimately; that is, by a king by divine right.
- The simple fact is that they are suing the wrong organization if they are legitimately seeking a remedy.
- Dauphin Charles of Valois was legitimately crowned as King Charles VII of France in Rheims cathedral.
- Together, the works reassert Paul's apostolic authority, legitimately mandated to the papacy.
- Just this year, they had a legitimately independent film at the festival.
- The funds that were deposited in the unauthorised bank account were legitimately disbursed in operating the schools.
- Shared leadership may also be perceived more legitimately with appropriate training.
- All that money they spent was legitimately theirs.
- He's now just another schnook trying to make it legitimately.
- These companies have been legitimately marketing their seed varieties in Eastern Europe since 1996.
2In a way that can be defended with logic or justification; fairly. nobody can legitimately argue that he didn't pay his dues consumers could legitimately claim to have been misled Example sentencesExamples - One might legitimately question the necessity of public performance for elementary-level students.
- Once you come out, you can complain all you want, legitimately.
- Is the actor legitimately worth $10-15 million a movie?
- He can claim, legitimately, to be the best in his field … of one.
- This is all legitimately interesting stuff - especially seeing the rejected designs for various characters on the show.
- Limit therapeutic antibiotic treatment to those animals that are sick or are legitimately at-risk of becoming sick.
- Brilliance can legitimately be used to describe a quality of colour which combines saturation and brightness.
- There are two guys who can legitimately say that they were fifth Beatles.
- The solid cast works hard to lend credibility to their roles and their shared, legitimately scary predicament.
- I'm already trying to figure out if I can legitimately skip this meeting.
3informal as submodifier Truly; genuinely. there are tons of legitimately terrible movies Synonyms really, absolutely, simply, utterly, totally, perfectly, thoroughly, positively, completely |