bas·tard (băs'tərd) n. 1. A child born out of wedlock. 2. Something that is of irregular, inferior, or dubious origin. 3. Slang. A person, especially one who is held to be mean or disagreeable.
adj. 1. Born of unwed parents; illegitimate. 2. Not genuine; spurious: a bastard style of architecture. 3. Resembling a known kind or species but not truly such. [Middle English, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old Frisian bōst, marriage.] bastardly bas'tard·ly adj. Source: http://www.answers.com/bastard&r=67 See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastard http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bastard -- --- Daniel M. Eldridge cell: 646-319-4115 phone: 212-362-6923 sent from my gmail account mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Vocab mailing list [email protected] http://lists.glynnis.com/listinfo.cgi/vocab-glynnis.com
