bastardly C2+ Topic:Describing People 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... basedebasedspuriousillegitimatedegenerate ↔ Opposites legitimatenoble Word family Related forms bastardbastardizebastardy Etymology AI details From bastard plus the adjectival suffix -ly; bastard is from Old French bastard, probably from bast ('packsaddle') plus -ard. bastard Old French View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 People - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown