bastardly Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite born out of wedlock
    spurious; misbegotten; misbegot.
    • the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring"- E.A.Freeman
  2. adjective satellite of no value or worth
    mean.
    • I was caught in the bastardly traffic

WordNet


Bas"tard*ly adjective
Definitions
  1. Bastardlike; baseborn; spuripous; corrupt. Obs. -- adv. In the manner of a bastard; spuriously. Obs. Shak. Donne.

Webster 1913