bastardly en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin bastardus Old French bastardbor. Middle English bastard English bastard Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -ly English -ly English bastardly From bastard + -ly.
Meanings
- Having been born out of marriage.
- Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most bastardly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more bastardly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
bastardliness · bastardly gullion
Synonyms
unvaluable · triobolar · pissass · not worth a Continental · nameless · not worth salt · not worth a plug nickel · cullionly · punk · two-bit · not worth a cress · base · naughty · not worth a farthing · nought · sixpenny · not worth a nickel · good-for-naught · junky · mucid · good-for-nothing · worth nothing · not worth a brass farthing · no good / no-good · cacky · bastardly · cruddy · bastardly · of no value · extramarital · floccinaucinihilipilificatious · toshy · not worth a curse · shand · scabbed · mouldy · trinkety · natural · not worth a dime · chaffy · drecky · degenerate · fucking · worthless · suckworthy · rubbishly · draffy · wutless · nonvaluable · unwanted · base born · screwy · tripy · jabberwocky · for the birds · scummy · not worth a penny · shit · tenth-rate · crapalicious · strawlike · cocking · shitty-ass · illegitimate · putid · dreckish · misbegotten · baseborn · vain · garbagey · unappreciated · blown · not worth hell room · ineffectual · spurious · rubbishy · valueless · not worth a cent · shitstained · not worth a whistle · invaluable · no-account · goodless · shitey · duffing · sorry-ass · draffish · not worth a damn
Translations (3)
nb uekte født (born outside of wedlock) · nb uekte (born outside of wedlock) · da uægte (born outside of wedlock)