bastardly

bas·tard·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bas-terd-lee]
- /ˈbæs tərd li/
- /ˈbæstədli /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bas-terd-lee]
- /ˈbæs tərd li/

Definitions of bastardly word

adjective bastardly of no value; worthless. 1
adjective bastardly spurious; counterfeit: a bastardly version of a text. 1
adjective bastardly bastard; baseborn. 1
adjective bastardly vicious or despicable. 1
noun bastardly Being born out of marriage. 1
adjective bastardly Of no use or purpose; useless; worthless. 0

See all 6 definitions of bastardly

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Origin of bastardly

First appearance:

before 1545

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1545-55; bastard + -ly

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Parts of speech for Bastardly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bastardly

bastardly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bastardly usage trend in Literature

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