Bastardliness

/ˈbæstərdlinəs/ noun

The quality or state of being bastardly; dishonorable, contemptible, or cowardly behavior or character.

From bastardly + -ness (suffix forming abstract nouns). Bastardly comes from bastard + -ly (adjectival suffix). The -ness suffix comes from Old English and Germanic roots.

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