Definitions

1. noun

A person born to unmarried parents, especially one whose parents are not married at the time of their birth.

“He was a bastard, born out of wedlock to a wealthy family.”

2. noun

A person who behaves in an ungrateful or unfaithful manner, often towards someone who has helped them.

“He treated his benefactor like a bastard, forgetting all the good she had done for him.”

3. adjective

Of poor quality; inferior.

“The bastard copy of the software didn’t work properly.”

4. verb

To make something of poor quality or inferior.

“He bastardized the original recipe to make it taste worse.”