semilegitimately en · ADV
Etymology
From semilegitimate + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In a semilegitimate manner.
With 2 minutes 56 seconds left, the referees missed an easily seen reach-in by Webber, which sent him and Horry sprawling, but whistled Divac (semilegitimately) for his sixth foul.
2008 June 13, Richard Sandomir, “On Further Review, That Game Was Badly Officiated”, in New York Times: