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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a bastard" is correct and usable in written English, though it can be considered offensive or derogatory.
It can be used in contexts discussing illegitimacy or to describe someone in a negative manner, often in informal or colloquial settings.
Example: "He was treated poorly by his peers, often referred to as a bastard for his unconventional views."
Alternatives: "as an outcast" or "as a misfit".
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It's really treated so many times as a bastard child of other mediums.
The Kyodo news agency quoted Kunio Hatoyama, the internal affairs and communications minister, as describing the singer as a "bastard".
In the opening number, Burr introduces Hamilton as a "bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman": lyrics derived from a contemptuous description by John Adams.
A co-worker told the tribunal she "became very emotional, describing Mr Roberts as a bastard" and demanded that the company buy out her contract.
But Ponce de León, whom one historian described as "a bastard son of the best-known family in Seville," wasn't much interested in fruit.
Kay, for his part, has pixellated Kitson out of the series DVD, and refers to him as a "bastard" on the commentary.
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No doubt Bernhard devotees will chuckle when they read such lines, just as people unfamiliar with his work will probably think him as much a "bastard" as the people he disses, and find the moral argument he makes for rejecting any future awards less compelling than the fact that, by the time he chose to do so, he didn't need the money.
The only person capable of leading such an event was Padre Chinchachoma, described as, "an angelic bastard, a dude well and truly on another level".
I'll sew those careless lips of yours together, you bastard son of a bastard woman!" As soon as work on the shop was completed, Sile left for his home town.
Westeros has many societal rules in place, such as naming a bastard child "Snow," convincing them they deserve a monastic life on the Wall (at least until they're reborn), or lording their illegitimacy over them, leading someone like Ramsay Bolton to get his due through more devious schemes.
Jack spins on a chair like a toddler as he waits for "a bastard panini".
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