bastardized

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adjective

bas·​tard·​ized ˈba-stər-ˌdīzd 

: altered from an original in a way that diminishes quality or legitimacy

a movie presenting a bastardized version of a classic novel

… the Italian and Chinese restaurants finally rid themselves of their first- and second-generation parochialism and their bastardized dishes tailored to supposed American tastes …

—Jay Jacobs

bastardized

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past tense and past participle of bastardize

Examples of bastardized in a Sentence

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Adjective

Yes, after decades of threatening to unleash the Xenomorphs on Earth’s civilian population, the franchise finally went for it in the most bastardized way possible. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bastardized

• acclimatized
• aerosolized
• alphabetized
• aluminized
• anaesthetized
• anesthetized
• annualized
• antagonized
• apologised
• apologized
• capitalised
• capitalized