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il·le·git·i·mate
[adj., n. il-i-jit-uh-mit; v. il-i-jit-uh-meyt] adjective, noun, verb, il·le·git·i·mat·ed, il·le·git·i·mat·ing. adjective
1.
born of parents who are not married to each other; born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child.
2.
not legitimate; not sanctioned by law or custom.
3.
unlawful; illegal: an illegitimate action.
4.
irregular; not in good usage.
5.
EXPANDLogic. not in accordance with the principles of valid inference.
noun
7.
a person recognized or looked upon as illegitimate.
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Illegitimate
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
verb (used with object)
8.
to declare illegitimate.
Related forms
il·le·git·i·mate·ly, adverb
il·le·git·i·mate·ness, il·le·git·i·ma·tion, noun
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Link To illegitimate
Example Sentences
- Fair enough, but this can also cross into illegitimate doubt if taken to an extreme.
- Its people would reject as illegitimate any policy that denies their growing power.
- The fact is, there are both legitimate and illegitimate uses for white phosphorous rounds.
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Word Origin & History
illegitimate
1536, "born out of wedlock," formed in Eng., modeled on L. illegitimus "not legitimate." Sense of "unauthorized, unwarranted" is from 1645. Phrase illegitimati non carborundum, usually "translated" as "don't let the bastards grind you down," is fake Latin from c.1939. Carborundum was a brand of abrasives
EXPAND(reg. trademark U.S. June 21, 1892, by Carborundum Co. of Monongahela City, Pa.). The compound was made from carbon and silicon; the word from carbon + corundum.
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