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bastard

Phonetics

/ˈbɑːs.təd/

/ˈbæs.tɚd/

noun

A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
A mongrel (biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties).
(typically referring to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person.
Example: Some bastard stole my car while I was helping an injured person.
A man, a fellow, a male friend.
Example: Get over here, you old bastard!
(often preceded by 'poor') A person deserving of pity.
Example: Poor bastard, I feel so sorry for him.
A child who does not know his or her father.
Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
Example: Life can be a real bastard.
A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
Example: The architecture was a kind of bastard, suggesting Gothic but not being true Gothic.
An intermediate-grade file; also bastard file.
A sweet wine.
A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
A large mould for straining sugar.
A writing paper of a particular size.
A Eurosceptic Conservative MP, especially in the government of John Major.

verb

adjective

Of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).
Of or like a bastard (bad person).
Of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross.
Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc).
Example: a bastard culverin
Spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake.
Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus.
Example: bastard gemsbok
Very unpleasant.
Example: I've got a bastard headache.
Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
(theater lighting) Consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance.
Example: A bastard orange gel produces predominantly orange light with undertones of blue.

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