Definition of legitimately | Bee Dictionary of English

r in a manner acceptable to common custom
you cannot do this legitimately!
r in a lawfully recognized manner
let's get married so our child can be born legitimately

Carole Bayer Sager's words are legitimately sexy, while the music by Marvin Hamlisch uses every clich in the composer's arsenal to build to a syrupy but irresistible coda.
There is usually a little something to the accusation but not enough to make it legitimately matter.
And remember: those are attacks not on settlers but on civilians in Israel proper, the pre-1967 Israel that the international community recognizes as legitimately part of sovereign .

UFC 161 Results: Round-by-Round Recap and Analysis for Nelson vs. Miocic
UFC 161 's co-main event, a heavyweight tilt between fan favorite and on-again, off-again title contender Roy Nelson and striker Stipe Miocic , is a matchup nobody wanted, really. Nelson is in desperate need of a fight that advances him toward a title shot, as he is the proud owner of the UFC heavyweight division's longest active winning streak. Miocic , meanwhile, is a legitimately skilled ...
June 15, 2013 - Bleacher Report
Dwyane Wade Declares He Is Still Relevant, Leads Heat Into Tie With Spurs in NBA Finals
At some point, Dwyane Wade was going to have a game like this. He was not going to limp away in these NBA Finals the way he had in the first three games, hardly registering as a blip in the big picture of the series. Sure, Wade is banged up, probably even legitimately injured. He […]
June 14, 2013 - New England Sports Network
Jon Wertheim: How Nadal's 8th French Open impacts GOAT debate; mail
Cut the crap with the Rafael Nadal/greatest of all time discussion. Clay-court tennis is so different from the other surfaces that it could legitimately be considered a different sport. Clay slows everything down so much that seniors can play on it and be reasonably competitive. All clay does is allow marginally talented players to have pro careers by playing mostly clay events. Now, obviously ...
June 12, 2013 - Sports Illustrated

Joe Barton in TIME
The ad was induced by Barton's apology to Hayward which stated: "I do not want to live in a country where any time a citizen or a corporation does something that is legitimately wrong is subject to some sort of political pressure that is - again, in...
Jim Thome in USA Today
My differences with him are not personal; they are with the policies he has proposed in this campaign. Because while John McCain can legitimately tout moments of independence from his party in the past, such independence has not been the hallmark... Barack Obama http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHQ0yfPaaXFGqLKymRgcres0I2nuA Washington Post http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/04/AR2008060400450.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHVc0qa8FVDX32Q6x_v2X108ciDwA Jun 4, 2008 57620 76535 legitimately You're talking about a guy who legitimately has a very good chance to win the MVP. When you take him out of the lineup, it kinds of changes everything up," designated hitter Jim Thome said. "It's very tough. We all probably get down about...

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