bastardly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbæstɚdli/ UK /ˈbɑːstədli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
(archaic) base, debased, or of illegitimate or spurious character

He railed against the bastardly counterfeit coins flooding the market.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · (archaic) base, debased, or... base debased spurious illegitimate degenerate

Opposites

legitimate noble

Word family

Related forms bastard bastardizebastardy

Etymology

From bastard plus the adjectival suffix -ly; bastard is from Old French bastard, probably from bast ('packsaddle') plus -ard.

bastard Old French

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style

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# bastardly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈbæstɚdli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈbɑːstədli/

## Meanings
1. (archaic) base, debased, or of illegitimate or spurious character

## Examples
- He railed against the bastardly counterfeit coins flooding the market.

## Synonyms
- base
- debased
- spurious
- illegitimate
- degenerate

## Antonyms
- legitimate
- noble

## Related Forms
- bastard
- bastardize
- bastardy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: bastard

## Etymology
From bastard plus the adjectival suffix -ly; bastard is from Old French bastard, probably from bast ('packsaddle') plus -ard.

## AI Etymology
Bastardly is from bastard plus the adjectival suffix -ly; bastard is from Old French bastard, probably from bast ('packsaddle') plus -ard. In present-day use, it means (archaic) base, debased, or of illegitimate or spurious character. Related vocabulary includes bastard, bastardize, and bastardy.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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