bastardly
Americanadjective
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of no value; worthless.
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spurious; counterfeit.
a bastardly version of a text.
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bastard; baseborn.
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vicious or despicable.
Etymology
Origin of bastardly
Example Sentences
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Your avatar, an undistinguished and highly fungible clone running through a seemingly endless series of testing chambers, does not seem at all bastardly.
From Forbes • Dec. 12, 2012
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