bastardly

bastardly
/bas"teuhrd lee/, adj.
1. of no value; worthless.
2. spurious; counterfeit: a bastardly version of a text.
3. bastard; baseborn.
4. vicious or despicable.
[1545-55; BASTARD + -LY]

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