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BASTARDLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bastardly mean?
• BASTARDLY (adjective)
The adjective BASTARDLY has 2 senses:
1. born out of wedlock
2. of no value or worth
Familiarity information: BASTARDLY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Born out of wedlock
Synonyms:
bastardly; misbegot; misbegotten; spurious
Context example:
the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring
Similar:
illegitimate (of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful)
Derivation:
bastard (the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of no value or worth
Synonyms:
bastardly; mean
Context example:
I was caught in the bastardly traffic
Similar:
contemptible (deserving of contempt or scorn)
Derivation:
bastard (derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin)
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