legitimately

legitimately: legitimate UK US /lɪˈdʒɪtəmət/ adjective

► LAW allowed by law or done according to the rules of an organization or activity: »Defense lawyers argued that such payments are legitimate and customary in newspaper deals.
»a legitimate business/company/trader
»legitimate expenses/fees

► fair and honest: »Concerns relating to employee fraud and other forms of malpractice were acknowledged as being legitimate.
»legitimate complaints/questions/reasons

legitimately adverb

► »Manufacturers legitimately argued that the ingredients of their products are subject to commercial confidentiality.

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Legitimately — Le*git i*mate*ly ( m[asl]t*l[y^]), adv. In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
legitimately — index de jure, duly, in good faith Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
legitimately — adverb 1. in a manner acceptable to common custom (Freq. 1) you cannot do this legitimately! • Syn: ↑lawfully, ↑licitly • Ant: ↑illicitly (for: ↑licitly), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
legitimately — adv. Legitimately is used with these verbs: ↑ask, ↑claim, ↑elect, ↑regard … Collocations dictionary
legitimately — legitimate ► ADJECTIVE 1) conforming to the law or to rules. 2) able to be defended with logic or justification: a legitimate excuse. 3) (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other. 4) (of a sovereign) having a title based on… … English terms dictionary
legitimately — adverb see legitimate I … New Collegiate Dictionary
legitimately — See legitimate. * * * … Universalium
legitimately — adverb In a legitimate manner, properly … Wiktionary
legitimately — adv. in a legitimate manner … English contemporary dictionary
legitimately — le·git·i·mate·ly … English syllables

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