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bastardly

American  
[bas-terd-lee] / ˈbæs tərd li /

adjective

  1. of no value; worthless.

  2. spurious; counterfeit.

    a bastardly version of a text.

  3. bastard; baseborn.

  4. vicious or despicable.

Etymology

Origin of bastardly

First recorded in 1545–55; bastard + -ly

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.

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