nonlegitimate

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adjective

Not legitimate; illegitimate, invalid.

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Meanings

adjectivenonlegitimate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot legitimate; illegitimate, invalid.

    In fact, in some states, according to one lawyer I consulted, it is a tort — a civil offense — if someone “intentionally destroys your chance of getting a job for nonlegitimate reasons” (“legitimate” presumably having little reference to romance and its stings).

    2007 January 21, Randy Cohen, “An Ex Takes the Spot”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + legitimate.

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APA

nonlegitimate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlegitimate

MLA

“nonlegitimate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlegitimate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonlegitimate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlegitimate.

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