Definition
Dishonorable, contemptible, shameful, or cowardly; unworthy or base in character or behavior.
Etymology
From bastard + -ly (adjectival suffix from Old English -lice). Originally meant literally 'of or like a bastard,' but evolved to mean morally base or dishonorable.
Kelly Says
This word shows how physical origin became a moral judgment—'bastardly' behavior isn't about parentage but about acting in ways society deemed low-class or shameful, mixing biology with ethics in troubling ways.
Translations
BNবাংলা
শয়তানের
shoy-ta-ner
CACatalà
bestial
bes-tee-al
CSČeština
zvířecí
zvee-r-tsi
DADansk
bestialt
bes-tee-alt
DEDeutsch
bastard
bah-stard
ELΕλληνικά
βίαιος
vee-ah-os
ESEspañol
bestial
bes-tee-al
FAفارسی
بی عفتی
bee-e-af-tee
FISuomi
bestiaalinen
bes-tee-aa-li-nen
FRFrançais
bestial
bes-tee-al
HUMagyar
bestiális
bes-tee-a-li-as
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejam
ke-jam
ITItaliano
bestiale
bes-tee-ah-le
KKKK
ащандық
ash-chan-dyk
KO한국어
야만스러운
ya-man-seu-reu-n
MRMR
अत्याचार
at-ya-chaar
MSBahasa Melayu
kejam
ke-jam
MYမြန်မာ
ကျူးလွန်
kyoo-luun
NLNederlands
bestial
bes-tee-al
NONorsk
bestialt
bes-tee-alt
PLPolski
bestialny
bes-tee-al-ny
PTPortuguês
bestial
bes-tee-al
RORomână
bestial
bes-tee-al
RUРусский
бestialный
bes-tee-al-nyy
SVSvenska
bestialt
bes-tee-alt
SWKiswahili
mbaya
m-ba-ya
TEతెలుగు
రాక్షసత్వం
raak-sha-sat-vam
TLTL
mapang-api
ma-pang-a-pi
TRTürkçe
hayvani
ha-ya-vee
UKУкраїнська
звірячий
zvee-ryachy
VITiếng Việt
bestiale
bes-tee-ah-le
ZUZU
ubuthakazi
oo-boo-tha-ka-zee