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Properly vs Legitimately - What's the difference?

properly | legitimately |

As adverbs the difference between properly and legitimately

is that properly is in a proper manner while legitimately is in a legitimate manner, properly.

properly

English

Alternative forms

* proprely

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • in a proper manner
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  • (obsolete) individually; in one's own manner
  • Now herkenyth how I bar me properly . — Chaucer.

    legitimately

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a legitimate manner, properly.