Correctly
Correctly adverb - In a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose.
Legitimately and correctly are semantically related In some cases you can use "Legitimately" instead an adverb "Correctly".
Legitimately
Legitimately adverb - In a manner acceptable to common custom.
Correctly and legitimately are semantically related in really topic. Sometimes you can use "Correctly" instead an adverb "Legitimately", if it concerns topics such as fairly.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lawfully and correctly
- lawfully and legitimately
- justly and correctly
- justly and legitimately
- precisely and correctly
- precisely and legitimately
- properly and correctly
- properly and legitimately
- fittingly and correctly
- fittingly and legitimately
- truly and correctly
- truly and legitimately
- well and correctly
- well and legitimately
Both words in one sentence
- Spider-Man villain Sin Eater (famous for killing Spidey's long-time ally Jean Dewolff) is a notable example of this trope being done correctly; Sin Eater actually was legitimately mentally ill and committed his murders because of this.
Source: Insanity Defense -
It is a subversion, as he correctly reasons that the weapon was only provided so that he could be legitimately executed if he used it (Plus, it's a single-shot weapon, and there's more than one guard), and thus he only knocks the guards unconscious when escaping.
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