单词 | legitimately |
释义 | legitimatelyadv. In a legitimate or lawful manner; in accordance with rule or propriety; justifiably; properly. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adverb] rightlyeOE arightc970 rightOE properly?c1225 goodc1275 rightfully1340 truly1340 tallya1375 featlya1400 rekenlyc1400 communablya1425 fitc1440 accordantlyc1443 accordinglyc1443 justilyc1450 seemingly1483 fitlyc1550 conveniently1569 arightly1588 legitimately1593 fittinglya1643 legitimously1657 honest-like1807 society > law > rule of law > [adverb] > in accordance with the law lawlyc1175 leefullyc1340 lawfullyc1380 against, in, out of, with lawa1400 leala1400 licitly1483 leesomely1552 legally1581 legitimately1593 legit1929 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > [adverb] with reasonc1300 skilfullyc1325 skillwiselya1340 skilfula1400 reasonablyc1400 of reason1405 in reasona1450 upon reasonc1450 reasonfully1532 justlya1538 rationablya1540 reasonally1567 reasonable1573 as soon (as)1579 rationally1610 to reason1613 rational1662 correctlya1704 rightly1703 upon the weight of1710 legitimately1794 well-foundedly?1841 tarblish1842 sanely1884 1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 47v But sure legittimately (or as they shold) they are not brought vp. 1598 I. K. tr. A. Romei Courtier's Acad. 187 He..shall be called truly noble, who legitimately descendeth, from men, and women excellent, & famous. 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. vii. §3. 112 A King legitimately constituted in his Government. 1688 P. Rycaut tr. G. de la Vega Royal Comm. Peru ix. xxxvi. 403 Atahualpa..wanted all the qualifications which might render him truly and legitimately an Inca. 1725 T. Lewis Origines Hebrææ III. vi. xxvi. 253 This Law relates to a Man's Grand Daughter, by his Son or his Daughter, whether legitimately or spuriously begotten. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 320 Whatever the result may be, it shall at least legitimately grow out of the premises. 1841–8 F. Myers Catholic Thoughts II. iv. v. 193 Biblical Theology can legitimately extend no farther than Revelation does. 1879 Scribner's Monthly Dec. 301/2 Those who are afflicted with such poverty may legitimately be called ‘God's poor’. 1924 Amer. Mercury Nov. 375/1 The Hungarian makes the tale legitimately amusing by laughing at it. 1978 I. Berlin Russ. Thinkers 187 He was the child of his heart, but not legitimately born and therefore not entitled to bear his name. 2013 Oldie Apr. 26/1 There are..two situations in which you can legitimately turn some of your pension savings into cash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1593 |
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