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ILLEGITIMATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
Synonyms:
bastard; by-blow; illegitimate; illegitimate child; love child; whoreson
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("illegitimate" is a kind of...):
issue; offspring; progeny (the immediate descendants of a person)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Contrary to or forbidden by law
Example:
unlawful measures
Synonyms:
illegitimate; illicit; outlaw; outlawed; unlawful
Classified under:
Similar:
illegal (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
Classified under:
Similar:
adulterine (conceived in adultery)
bastardly; misbegot; misbegotten; spurious (born out of wedlock)
fatherless (not having a known or legally responsible father)
left-handed ((of marriages) illicit or informal)
unlawful; wrongful (having no legally established claim)
Also:
unauthorised; unauthorized (not endowed with authority)
illegal (prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules)
invalid (having no cogency or legal force)
Antonym:
legitimate (of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful)
