■ adjective
1》 actually supporting the intended point or claim: a ~ criticism.
2》 executed in compliance with the law.
↘legally or officially acceptable.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~e or L. ~us 'strong'.
■ adjective
1》 actually supporting the intended point or claim: a ~ criticism.
2》 executed in compliance with the law.
↘legally or officially acceptable.
Derivatives
~ity noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C16: from Fr. ~e or L. ~us 'strong'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004