Term Gallery logo

Meanings of illegitimately in English

In a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom.

Usage of illegitimately in English
1
The 18 long-styled flowers illegitimately fertilised yielded no seeds,-noteven a vestige of one.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
2
Today Mr Putin called for anyone who was "illegitimately" in Syria to withdraw.
News.com.au
3
Legitimately applied they yield science; illegitimately applied they yield magic, the bastard sister of science.
The Golden Bough: A Study of Magic and Religion
4
A couple of N.Y. tailors use the Arms illegitimately.
The new yorker
5
Nature of the offspring from illegitimately fertilised dimorphic plants.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
6
Nature of the offspring from illegitimately fertilised trimorphic plants.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
7
Either curiosity would be illegitimately satisfied, or Maggie would be the object of endless suspicions.
A Daughter of Fife
8
Twelve mid-styled flowers fertilised illegitimately by their own-form shortest stamens yielded not a single capsule.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
9
Washington has warned of repercussions if either side declares victory and tries to grab power illegitimately.
Reuters
10
If it cannot have representation legitimately, it will try to get it illegitimately or extra legitimately.
The Unpopular Review, Volume II Number 3
11
He said some staff had used bank funds or their own money to illegitimately activate Youthsaver accounts.
Radio NZ
12
If she obtains a copy of the exam early-thatis, illegitimately-shecan prepare them for specific questions.
Freakonomics: a rogue economist explores the hidden side of ever...
13
Plants 11, 12 and 13 are excluded, as they were illegitimately fertilised.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
14
Gas Trusts and other Trusts endeavor improperly and illegitimately to obtain what does not belong to them.
Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers
15
Flowers legitimately fertilised set seeds under conditions which cause the almost complete failure of illegitimately fertilised flowers.
The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species
16
Column 3: Plants from illegitimately Self-fertilised seeds.
The Effects of Cross & Self-Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingd...
About this term
Illegitimately through the time