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nonlegitimate

nonlegitimate adjective: not legitimate; illegitimate, invalid.

Adjective

nonlegitimate (not comparable)

  1. Not 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 of nonlegitimate

From non- + legitimate.

Questions about nonlegitimate

What does nonlegitimate mean?
Nonlegitimate means not legitimate; illegitimate, invalid.
What part of speech is nonlegitimate?
Nonlegitimate is an adjective.

Words near nonlegitimate in the dictionary

  1. nonlegislated
  2. nonlegislative
  3. nonlegislator
  4. nonlegislators
  5. nonlegitimacy
  6. nonlegitimate
  7. nonlegume
  8. nonlegumes
  9. nonleguminous
  10. nonleisure
  11. nonlemma

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