illegitimate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

il·legit·im·ate [illegitimate illegitimates illegitimated illegitimating] BrE [ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət] NAmE [ˌɪləˈdʒɪtəmət] adjective
1. born to parents who are not married to each other
2. (formal)not allowed by a particular set of rules or by law
Syn: ↑unauthorized
•illegitimate use of company property
Opp: ↑legitimate
Derived Words: ↑illegitimacy ▪ ↑illegitimately

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from late Latin illegitimus (from in- ‘not’ + legitimus ‘lawful’), suggested by ↑legitimate.

Example Bank:
•He has been accused of illegitimate use of company property.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  illicit, outlaw(a), outlawed, unlawful, bastard, by-blow, love child, illegitimate child, whoreson