nonlegitimate

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English

Etymology

From non- +‎ legitimate.

Adjective

nonlegitimate (not comparable)

  1. Not legitimate; illegitimate, invalid.
    • 2007 January 21, Randy Cohen, “An Ex Takes the Spot”, in New York Times:
      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).