English edit

Etymology edit

non- +‎ legitimate

Adjective edit

nonlegitimate (not comparable)

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