bastard 1 of 2

adjective

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as in illegitimate
born to a father and mother who are not married Alexander Hamilton appears to have been bothered by the fact that he was a bastard child

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as in poor
falling short of a standard a bastard knockoff of a far superior thriller

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bastard

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noun

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as in whoreson
an illegitimate child one of history's most illustrious bastards was England's first Norman king, William the Conqueror

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as in guy
an adult male human being that lucky bastard has won the raffle three times in a row

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as in jerk
a person whose behavior is offensive to others that bastard's behavior was completely out of line

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