Inappropriate vs. Illegitimate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Inappropriate and Illegitimate
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Inappropriate
Not suitable or proper in the circumstances
It would be inappropriate for me to comment
There are penalties for inappropriate behaviour
Illegitimate
Being against established or accepted rules and standards
An illegitimate means of winning a debate.
Inappropriate
Unsuitable or improper.
Illegitimate
Being against the law; illegal
An illegitimate contract.
Inappropriate
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, or place.
It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.
The violent movie is inappropriate for school.
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Illegitimate
Not valid or defensible
Their reasons for missing school are illegitimate.
Inappropriate
Improper; adult; sexual.
Kids saying inappropriate things
Illegitimate
Incorrectly deduced; illogical
An illegitimate conclusion.
Inappropriate
Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable; not specially fitted; - followed by to or for.
Illegitimate
(Biology) Unacceptable as a scientific name because of not conforming to the international rules of nomenclature.
Inappropriate
Not suitable for a particular occasion etc;
Noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness
Inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach
Put inappropriate pressure on them
Illegitimate
(Offensive) Born to parents not married to each other.
Inappropriate
Not conforming with accepted standards of propriety or taste; undesirable;
Incorrect behavior
She was seen in all the wrong places
He thought it was wrong for her to go out to work
Illegitimate
Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards.
Inappropriate
Not in keeping with what is correct or proper;
Completely inappropriate behavior
Illegitimate
Not in accordance with the law.
Illegitimate
Not sanctioned by marriage.
Illegitimate
Born to unmarried parents.
An illegitimate child
Illegitimate
(dated) Having a child or children with a person to whom one is not married.
Illegitimate
Not correctly deduced.
An illegitimate inference
Illegitimate
Not authorized by good usage; not genuine.
An illegitimate word
Illegitimate
(botany) Involving the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers.
Illegitimate union; illegitimate fertilization
Illegitimate
A person born to unmarried parents.
Illegitimate
(transitive) To make illegitimate.
Illegitimate
Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.
Illegitimate
Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child.
Illegitimate
Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference.
Illegitimate
Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word.
Illegitimate
To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.
The marriage should only be dissolved for the future, without illegitimating the issue.
Illegitimate
The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
Illegitimate
Contrary to or forbidden by law;
An illegitimate seizure of power
Illicit trade
An outlaw strike
Unlawful measures
Illegitimate
Of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
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