as in illegitimate
born to a father and mother who are not married
entered the world as the supposititious son of a rich lord
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illegitimate
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International observers, however, have widely dismissed the election as illegitimate, held amid ongoing conflict and mass displacement.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026 -
The alternative is a politics in which the state survives by making dissenters illegitimate as citizens.—
Stephanie A,
The Conversation,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Supposititious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposititious. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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