ˈbæstəd n. & adj. --n. 1 a
person born of parents
not married to
each other. 2 sl. a an
unpleasant or
despicable person. b a person of a specified kind (poor bastard;
rotten bastard;
lucky bastard). 3 sl. a
difficult or
awkward thing,
undertaking, etc. --adj. 1 born of parents not married to each other;
illegitimate. 2 (of things): a
unauthorized,
counterfeit. b
hybrid. øøbastardy n. (in
sense 1 of n.). [ME f. OF f. med.L bastardus, perh. f. bastum pack-saddle]