bastard
- adjective
- /ˈbæstərd/
- Informal
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falso
- The signature turned out to be a bastard imitation, fooling many experts.
Examples
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That was a bastard version of the painting, not the original.
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He sold us a bastard watch that broke the next day.
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This bastard product broke after one use.
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I can't believe they sold me a bastard version of that game!
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He sold us a bastard watch that broke the next day.
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The signature turned out to be a bastard imitation, fooling many experts.
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That was a bastard version of the painting, not the original.
Synonyms
833
1.8
Not real and made to look like something real
220
5.3
Trying to seem real to deceive people
153
5.6
Fake and made to trick people
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A small tropical American weed with white daisy-like flowers that grows quickly
- Specialized
An eastern United States plant with a minty smell that looks like pennyroyal but is a different kind
A small evergreen tree from the southern US and Caribbean used for very hard, heavy wood
- Specialized
A small weed with short dry leaves that grows in dry, disturbed soil
- Specialized
A small grey sea turtle that nests on Gulf and Atlantic coasts of North America, also called Kemp's ridley
- Specialized
A page at the start of a book that shows only the title before the main title page
- Specialized
A grey sea turtle that lives on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America
- Specialized
A woody creeping plant that grows on other plants with thick powdery leaves and small dull white flowers
- Specialized
A small stiff group of feathers on the front edge of a bird's wing that helps control flight when landing
- South African
A medium-sized South African tree with yellowish wood used for furniture
How Genuine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bastard as an adjective meaning 'not genuine' grew from the older idea of being 'not legitimate' or 'not pure', so people used it for fake goods or false versions. That's why calling a watch or painting a 'bastard' means it is not the real thing.