misbegotten

  • 11misbegotten — mis•be•got•ten [[t]ˌmɪs bɪˈgɒt n[/t]] also mis be•got′ adj. 1) unlawfully or irregularly begotten; illegitimate: his misbegotten son[/ex] 2) badly conceived, made, or carried out: a misbegotten plan[/ex] • Etymology: 1540–50 …

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  • 12Misbegotten — Misbegot Mis be*got , Misbegotten Mis be*got ten, p. a. 1. Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad or disreputable origin; pernicious. Valor misbegot. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Poorly designed or planned; badly carried out; ill conceived. [PJC] …

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  • 13misbegotten — mis|be|got|ten [ ,mısbı gatn ] adjective FORMAL not well planned and not likely to be successful a. a misbegotten person is someone you do not like or respect …

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  • 14Misbegotten (film) — Misbegotten Directed by Mark L. Lester Starring Kevin Dillon Release date(s) 1998 Running time …

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  • 15misbegotten — adjective a) born out of wedlock; illegitimate b) ill conceived …

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  • 16misbegotten — Synonyms and related words: bandy, bandy legged, baroque, baseborn, bastard, bizarre, blemished, bloated, bowlegged, cacogenic, club footed, defaced, deformed, disfigured, dwarfed, FALSE, fatherless, flatfooted, freak, freakish, gargoylish,… …

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  • 17misbegotten — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. illegitimate, bastard; illicit, illegal. See discourtesy, guilt. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. baseborn, unlawful, bastard, natural; see illegal , illegitimate 2 , poor 2 . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 18misbegotten — adj. RG. 42 …

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  • 19misbegotten — mɪsbɪ gÉ‘tn / gÉ’tn adj. illegitimate, bastard; supposititious, having an improper origin; badly made or performed …

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  • 20misbegotten — adjective 1》 badly conceived, designed, or planned.     ↘contemptible. 2》 archaic (of a child) illegitimate …

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