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Adverb: illegitimately  ,i-li'ji-tu-mut-lee
  1. In a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom
    "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold";
    - illicitly
     
  2. Of biological parents not married to each other
    "this child was born illegitimately";
    - out of wedlock

Antonym: lawfully, legitimately