See Also: Bastard(medicine)
bastard(dictionary)
bastard(dictionary)
BASTARD EIGNE', Eng(law)
BASTARD EIGNE' , Eng(law)
Bastard String - Archery(gambling)

indissuadable (iou) and bastard (oh)


indissuadable (iou)



indissuadable adjective. rare. E20.
[from IN-3 + DISSUADE + -ABLE.]
That cannot be dissuaded; inexorable.
indissuadably adverb L19.

bastard (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Medieval Latin bastardus, probably from bastum 'saddle for carrying bags'; probably from the idea of a child produced as a result of sex with a traveler]
taboo a very offensive word for someone, especially a man, who you think is unpleasant. Do not use this word.
::You lying bastard!
spoken informal not polite a man who you think is very lucky or very unlucky - often used humorously
::He's gone straight to the top, the lucky bastard.
::The poor bastard fell off his horse.
BrE spoken informal something that causes difficulties or problems
::Life's a bastard sometimes.
old-fashioned someone who was born to parents who were not married