legally

1. 1.

   by law; conforming to the law

   “we are lawfully wedded now”

   Synonymslawfullyde jure
2. 2.

   in a legal manner

   “he acted legally”

Questions about legally

What does legally mean?

legally means "by law; conforming to the law". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in legally?

legally has 3 syllables: le-gal-ly. The stress falls on "le". In IPA it is /ˈliɡəli/.

What is another word for legally?

Close synonyms include lawfully, de jure. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.