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Bastardly

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bas·tard  (bstrd)
n.
1. A child born out of wedlock.
2. Something that is of irregular, inferior, or dubious origin.
3. Slang A person, especially one who is held to be mean or disagreeable.
adj.
1. Born of unwed parents; illegitimate.
2. Not genuine; spurious: a bastard style of architecture.
3. Resembling a known kind or species but not truly such.
[Middle English, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Frisian bst, marriage.]
bastard·ly adj.
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Adj.1.bastardly - born out of wedlock; "the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
misbegot, misbegotten, spurious
illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
2.bastardly - of no value or worth; "I was caught in the bastardly traffic"
mean
contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn
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