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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According to the Guardian, Ticketmaster started the crackdown this weekend, with ticket buyers — many of whom claim to have legitimately purchased tickets — being informed over email that their tickets were being refunded. —

Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2025 The result was a big victory, a fun game to watch and a legitimately encouraging one for this club. —

Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 5 Feb. 2025 But Trump’s legacy from 2021 leaves an extraordinary fact: The candidate who tried to overturn the previous election won this time and is legitimately returning to the White House, his inauguration in two weeks. —

Matt Brown, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2025 Drone pilots have enough to deal with in regards to being confronted for flying legitimately. —

Anna Skinner, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for legitimately