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Meanings of legitimately in English

Portuguese
legitimamente

In a manner acceptable to common custom.

legitimamente

In a legitimate manner.

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Examples for "properly"
Examples for "properly"
1
At the moment there is reason to question whether that's working properly.
News.com.au
2
And, of course, we cannot properly plan for the future, he said.
The Irish Times
3
That work will continue, but those farms have to be used properly.
The Irish Times
4
It is therefore essential to know how to properly set the table.
Jamaica Observer
5
But the new staff would need to be paid properly, he said.
Radio NZ
Usage of legitimately in English
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Of course one can legitimately criticize Islam without being bigoted or racist.
The Guardian
2
The report noted progress on what can legitimately be recorded as aid.
The Guardian
3
Another act of officialdom triggered Scotland's second goal, albeit legitimately this time.
The Guardian
4
An honour legitimately earned by your pernicious collaboration in the Vassilyevski bust.
Alias the Lone Wolf
5
We also knew one of the shooters was legitimately a police officer.
Mortal Allies
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Or is it in fact the door legitimately being open for everyone?
The new yorker
7
And can a doctor legitimately take on the role of a butcher?
The Irish Times
8
Parry claimed him now, quite legitimately, and put him in the fires.
For Love Of Evil
9
The certainty or uncertainty of its attainment may also legitimately be considered.
Problems of Conduct: An Introductory Survey of Ethics
10
There are subsidiary motives which may legitimately blend with the supreme one.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Second Kings Chapters VIII to En...
11
Issued legitimately from the past, he is mindful of his high descent.
Notes on Life & Letters
12
Wedged between two louder groups, Half High's somnambulant drones sounded legitimately strange.
The Guardian
13
Do you think all of that stuff was legitimately bought and sold?
Finders Keepers
14
Whatever credit is due to Young for securing it, is legitimately his.
The Story of the Mormons, from the Date of Their Origin to the Y...
15
I think he can legitimately lay claim to a few of them.
The new yorker
16
So he endured and did what he could to thwart her legitimately.
The evolutionary void
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Translations for legitimately
Portuguese
legitimamente
Legitimately through the time
Legitimately across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common