bastardly

• Adjectif désuet qualifiant une personne ou une chose comme méprisable, malhonnête ou vile.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone or something as contemptible, dishonorable, or mean-spirited.

1. Born out of wedlockC2formal

   Describing a person born to parents who are not married to each other.

   Né hors mariage

   • The character in the novel was described as a bastardly child.
   • In historical contexts, bastardly children often faced social stigma.
   • The king's bastardly son was denied the throne.

   Synonymesbasebornbastardillegitimatemisbegottennaturalout of wedlock