legitimately adv 1: in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" [syn: {legitimately}, {lawfully}, {licitly}] [ant: {illegally}, {illegitimately}, {illicitly}, {lawlessly}] 2: in a lawfully recognized manner; "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately" [ant: {illegitimately}, {out of wedlock}]
Legitimately \Le*git"i*mate*ly\ (-m[asl]t*l[y^]), adv. In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely. [1913 Webster]