bastardly

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adjective

Having been born out of marriage.

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illegitimatebasebasebornbase bornextramaritalmisbegottennamelessnatural
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English bastard →
UncommonScrabble 15
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Meanings

bastardly1

adjectivebastardly (comparative more bastardly, superlative most bastardly)

comparative more bastardly · superlative most bastardly

  1. Having been born out of marriage.

    Synonyms: illegitimate, base, baseborn, base born, extramarital, misbegotten, nameless, natural

  2. Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless.

    Synonyms: blown, cacky, chaffy, cocking, crapalicious, cruddy, cullionly, draffish

bastardly2

adverbbastardly (comparative more bastardly, superlative most bastardly)

comparative more bastardly · superlative most bastardly

  1. In a bastardly manner.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving been born out of marriage.

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illegitimatebasebasebornbase bornextramaritalmisbegottennamelessnaturalspuriousunwanteddegenerate

adjectiveOf no use or purpose; useless; worthless.

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blowncackychaffycockingcrapaliciouscruddycullionlydraffishdraffydreckishdreckyduffingfloccinaucinihilipilificatiousfor the birdsfuckinggarbageygood-for-naughtgood-for-nothinggoodless

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveborn out of wedlock

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misbegotmisbegottenspuriousillegitimate

adjectiveof no value or worth

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meancontemptible
Also see
baseblowncackychaffycockingcontemptiblecrapaliciouscullionlydraffishdraffydreckishduffinggarbageygood-for-naughtgood-for-nothinggoodlessillegitimateineffectualinvaluablejabberwockyjunkymeanmisbegotmisbegottenmouldynamelessnaturalno-accountno goodno-goodnonvaluablenot worth a continentalnot worth a cressnot worth a cursenot worth a dimenot worth a plug nickelnot worth a whistlenot worth hell roomnot worth saltnoughtpricelessputidrubbishlyrubbishyscrewyshandshiteyshitstainedshitty-asssorry-assspuriousstrawlikesuckworthytoshytriobolartripyunappreciatedunvaluablevaluelessworthless

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Origin

bastardly · adjective

  1. Latinbastardus
  2. Old Frenchbastard
  3. Middle Englishbastard
  4. Englishbastard
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishbastardly

From bastard + -ly.

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bastardly · adverb

  1. Latinbastardus
  2. Old Frenchbastard
  3. Middle Englishbastard
  4. Englishbastard
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. Englishbastardly

From bastard + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Danish uægte
  • uægteborn outside of wedlock
Norwegian Bokmål uekte født, uekte
  • uekte fødtborn outside of wedlock
  • uekteborn outside of wedlock
Cite this entry
APA

bastardly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastardly

MLA

“bastardly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastardly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bastardly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastardly.

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