ILLEGITIMATE


Meaning of ILLEGITIMATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈji-tə-mət ]

adjective

Date: 1536

1. : not recognized as lawful offspring ; specifically : born of parents not married to each other

2. : not rightly deduced or inferred : illogical

3. : departing from the regular : erratic

4.

a. : not sanctioned by law : illegal

b. : not authorized by good usage

c. of a taxon : published but not in accordance with the rules of the relevant international code

• il·le·git·i·mate·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.