Meanings
adverbsemilegitimately (not comparable)
- not comparableIn a semilegitimate manner.
With 2 minutes 56 seconds left, the referees missed an easily seen reach-in by Webber, which sent him and Horry sprawling, but whistled Divac (semilegitimately) for his sixth foul.
2008 June 13, Richard Sandomir, “On Further Review, That Game Was Badly Officiated”, in New York Times
Origin
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APA
semilegitimately. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semilegitimately
MLA
“semilegitimately.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semilegitimately. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semilegitimately,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semilegitimately.
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