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Bastard
01
a person regarded as mean, unpleasant, or morally objectionable
Informal
Offensive
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
animate
Plural form
bastards
Examples
He 's a bastard who cheats his employees.
02
derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
03
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
bastard
01
fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
ungradable
02
born outside of a legally recognized marriage
Examples
The king ’s bastard son was excluded from the line of succession.
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