bastardish

bastardish adjective: like or characteristic of a bastard; bastardised.

Adjective

bastardish (comparative more bastardish, superlative most bastardish)

Like or characteristic of a bastard; bastardised
- "[...] Fresh from victory, the bastardish swine."1990, Nancy Niblack Baxter, The Dream Divided - Page 406
- But the bastardish mixture in the work of Per Olov Enquist is congenial to express both, especially the subtle dependency and interaction between them.1997, Poul Houe, Sven Hakon Rossel, Documentarism in Scandinavian Literature - Page 147

Disgusting, unfriendly, rotten, fucking sordid place with heaps of unfriendly, bastardish, rude, dangerous, mother-fucking assholes either hassling you with their shit or looking for a fight.2001, Geoff Crowther, Africa on a shoestring - Page 483:
The last conversation with her started with me blubbering out something about needing to go back to make some money... what a bastardish thing to say.2010, Justin Ryan Boyer, Hannah Johnson, Kris Lantzy, Arbor: Silhouette Seasons vol.3 - Winter - Page 38:

comparative	more bastardish
superlative	most bastardish

From bastard + -ish.

What does bastardish mean?: Bastardish means like or characteristic of a bastard; bastardised.
How do you use bastardish in a sentence?: Disgusting, unfriendly, rotten, fucking sordid place with heaps of unfriendly, bastardish, rude, dangerous, mother-fucking assholes either hassling you with their shit or looking for a fight.
What part of speech is bastardish?: Bastardish is an adjective.

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