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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Outside the courthouse in Manhattan, small groups of supporters have denounced the trial as illegitimate.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
30 Mar. 2026 -
Beatdapp, a firm specializing in streaming fraud detection, estimates fraudulent music streams generate approximately $2 billion in diverted, illegitimate royalties every year.—
Kyle Eustice,
VIBE.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Supposititious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supposititious. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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