bas·tard

bas·tard
/ˈbæstɚd, Brit ˈbɑːstəd/ noun, pl -tards [count]
1 a offensive : a very bad or unpleasant man : a man who you strongly dislike or hate

You dirty bastard!

1 b sometimes offensive : a man who you think is lucky, unlucky, etc.

Congratulations on getting the job, you lucky bastard!

His wife left him, the poor bastard.

1 c chiefly Brit, sometimes offensive : something that is difficult or unpleasant

Life can be a real bastard sometimes.

2 usually offensive : a person whose parents were not married to each other : an illegitimate child
— sometimes used before another noun

the bastard son of a wealthy noble

◇ This use of bastard was common in the past, but it is now usually avoided.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • bas´tard|ly — bas|tard «BAS tuhrd», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a child whose parents are not legally married to each other; illegitimate child. 2. Figurative. anything inferior or not genuine, especially anything of bad or spurious origin. 3. Slang. an especially …   Useful english dictionary

  • Bas|tard — «BAS tuhrd», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a child whose parents are not legally married to each other; illegitimate child. 2. Figurative. anything inferior or not genuine, especially anything of bad or spurious origin. 3. Slang. an especially… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bas|tard — «BAS tuhrd», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a child whose parents are not legally married to each other; illegitimate child. 2. Figurative. anything inferior or not genuine, especially anything of bad or spurious origin. 3. Slang. an especially… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bas|tard|y — «BAS tuhr dee», noun, plural tard|ies. = illegitimacy. (Cf. ↑illegitimacy) …   Useful english dictionary

  • bas´tard|i|za´tion — bas|tard|ize «BAS tuhr dyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to make degenerate; debase: »Spanish craft has been bastardized by generations of artisans who each added their own elaborations (Wall Street Journal). 2. to declare or pronounce to be a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bas|tard|ize — «BAS tuhr dyz», verb, ized, iz|ing. –v.t. 1. to make degenerate; debase: »Spanish craft has been bastardized by generations of artisans who each added their own elaborations (Wall Street Journal). 2. to declare or pronounce to be a bastard. –v.i …   Useful english dictionary

  • bas·tard·ise — ↑bastardize …   Useful english dictionary

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