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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His results haven’t been pretty this year, but his long-term track record in Seattle points to a legitimately useful player. —

Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024 There’s also a legitimately terrifying nightmare sequence with Bart as the only child in Springfield who doesn’t have a soul. —

Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024 Given the trend of increasingly prolific three-point shooting in today’s NBA, for Denver to legitimately compete for championship contention while retaining their current league-low season rate of 30.5 attempts from the arc per game is likely unsustainable. —

Joel Rush, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 While some products have iffy discounts every late November, TV prices are legitimately slashed, keeping these big-ticket gadgets on the top of the list of things to buy on Black Friday. —

Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for legitimately