legitimately

adverb

le·git·i·mate·ly li-ˈji-tə-mət-lē

: in a legitimate manner : according to what is lawful, permitted, appropriate, or reasonable

money earned legitimately [=legally]

a question that can be legitimately asked

… objects of ritual significance that were common tribal property seldom if ever could have come legitimately into nontribal hands.—

Robert McC. Adams

The other kind of steroids are the potent inflammation fighters widely and legitimately used to treat dozens of illnesses.—

Paul G. Donohue

… several objections to their book can legitimately be raised.—

Christopher Lehmann-Haupt

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The devices — which officials say are used legitimately by locksmiths and those working at dealerships to program a blank key for an owner who lost their key fob — now are being used by people and groups stealing vehicles by programming key codes for unauthorized access, literally within seconds. —

Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024 Trump is legitimately the president of the United States. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 As for Elon, there is deep skepticism that a man running four companies with 11 kids actually has achieved this legitimately. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 On Tuesday, the former employee filed a $250 million lawsuit against FanDuel, alleging the company ignored its own responsible gambling and anti-money laundering protocols and was aware that Patel was an employee of the NFL and that money was not legitimately acquired. —

Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for legitimately