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bastard
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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.

bastard
Noun
1. Informal, offensive an obnoxious or despicable person
2. Archaic or offensive a person born of parents not married to each other
3. Informal something extremely difficult or unpleasant
Adjective
1. Archaic or offensive illegitimate by birth
2. counterfeit; spurious [Old French bastart]
bastardy n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bastard - insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable
2.bastardbastard - the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
offspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
3.bastardbastard - derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin; "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic"
variation - an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard; "he patented a variation on the sandal"
Adj.1.bastard - fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
Translations
Spanish bastard [ˈbɑːstəd] nbastardo/a;
(col!) → cabrón m; hijo de puta (!)

French bastard [ˈbɑːstəd] nenfant naturel(le)bâtard(e);
(inf!) → salaud m (!)

German bastard [ˈbɑːstəd] nuneheliches Kind nt;
(inf!) → Arschloch nt (!)

Italian bastard [ˈbɑːstəd] nbastardo/a;
(col!) → stronzo (!)

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