illegitimate

adjective

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1
as in spurious
born to a father and mother who are not married despite being illegitimate, Alexander Hamilton rose to greatness

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2
as in illegal
contrary to or forbidden by law an illegitimate use of campaign contributions for personal expenses

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3
as in unreasonable
not using or following good reasoning made several illegitimate inferences

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