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   bastard

   /ˈbɑːstəd/

   noun

   • 1. an unpleasant or despicable person: derogatory "he lied to me, the bastard!" Similar scoundrelvillainroguerascalbruteanimalweaselsnakemonsterogrewretchdevilgood-for-nothingreprobatewrongdoerevil-doerpicaroinformal:scumbagpigswinelousehoundcurratbeastson of a bitchSOBlow lifeskunknasty piece of workratbagwrong 'ungittoeragscroteblighterbad lotspalpeensleeveenfinkrat finkbuttholescampdingoinformal, dated:cadheelbad eggdastardknavestinkerrotterbounderarchaic:blackguardmiscreantvarletvagabondrapscallionwhoresonvulgar slang:shitfuckerwankertosserarseholesodbuggerfuckmotherfuckerassholemofomother
   • ▪ a person of a specified kind: informal "he was a lucky bastard"
   • ▪ a difficult or awkward undertaking, situation, or device: informal British "it's been a bastard of a week"
   • 2. a person born of parents not married to each other. archaic, derogatory Similar illegitimate childchild born out of wedlockdated:love childby-blowarchaic:natural child/son/daughter

   adjective

   • 1. (of a thing) no longer in its pure or original form; debased: "a bastard Darwinism" Similar hybridalloyedadulteratedimpureinferior
   • ▪ (of a handwriting script or typeface) showing a mixture of different styles.
   • 2. born of parents not married to each other; illegitimate: archaic, derogatory "a bastard child" Similar illegitimateborn out of wedlockarchaic:natural

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin bastardus, probably from bastum ‘packsaddle’; compare with Old French fils de bast, ‘packsaddle son’ (i.e. the son of a mule driver who uses a packsaddle for a pillow and is gone by morning).

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   How to use bastard in a sentence. a child born to parents who are not married to each other; something that is spurious, irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin… See the full definition

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   BASTARD definition: 1. an unpleasant person: 2. a person born to parents who are not married to each other: 3. an…. Learn more.

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   Definitions of bastard. noun. the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents. synonyms: by-blow, illegitimate, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson. see more. noun. derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin.

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   noun. a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate child. Slang. a vicious, despicable, or thoroughly disliked person: Some bastard slashed the tires on my car. a person, especially a man: The poor bastard broke his leg. something irregular, inferior, spurious, or unusual. bastard culverin. adjective. illegitimate in birth.

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   Bastard is an insulting word which some people use about a person who has behaved very badly. [rude, offensive, disapproval] 2. countable noun [usually adjective NOUN] Some people say things such as lucky bastard or poor bastard to refer to a person who they think is very lucky, or very unlucky.

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   1. informal offensive an obnoxious or despicable person. 2. informal often jocular a person, esp a man: lucky bastard. 3. informal something extremely difficult or unpleasant: that job is a real bastard. 4. old-fashioned or offensive a person born of unmarried parents; an illegitimate baby, child, or adult.

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   Bastard definition: A person born of parents not married to each other; illegitimate child.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishbastard noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of bastard noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    adj. illegitimate in birth. spurious; not genuine; false: The architecture was bastard Gothic. of abnormal or irregular shape or size; of unusual make or proportions: bastard quartz; bastard mahogany. having the appearance of; resembling in some degree: a bastard Michelangelo; bastard emeralds.

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    BASTARD definition: 1. an offensive word for a man you do not like 2. an offensive word for a child whose parents are…. Learn more.