bastard
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noun \ˈbas-tərd\Definition of BASTARD
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: an illegitimate child
2
: something that is spurious, irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin
3
— bas·tard·ly adjective
See Examples of BASTARD
- Congratulations on getting the job, you lucky bastard!
- His wife left him, the poor bastard.
- Life can be a real bastard sometimes.
Origin of BASTARD
Middle English, from Anglo-French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to OldFrisian bost marriage, Old English bindan to bind
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to BASTARD
- Synonyms
- by-blow, love child, whoreson
2bastard
adjectiveDefinition of BASTARD
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: of mixed or ill-conceived origin <known for coining bastard words>
3
: of abnormal shape or irregular size
4
: of a kind similar to but inferior to or less typical than some standard
5
: lacking genuineness or authority : false
Examples of BASTARD
- <Alexander Hamilton appears to have been bothered by the fact that he was a bastard child.>
- <a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller>
First Known Use of BASTARD
14th century
Related to BASTARD
- Synonyms
- baseborn, illegitimate, misbegotten, natural, spurious, supposititious, unfathered
- Antonyms
- legitimate
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