Bastard vs Devil - What's the difference?
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A person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant.
A mongrel. A biological cross between different breeds, groups or varieties.
(vulgar, referring to a man) A contemptible, inconsiderate, overly or arrogantly rude or spiteful person. See asshole, sod.
:: "Oh my God, they killed Kenny! "You bastards !"
(often, humorous) A man, a fellow, a male friend.
(often preceded by 'poor') A person deserving of pity.
(informal) A child who does not know his or her father.
(informal) Something extremely difficult or unpleasant to deal with.
A variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin, fake or counterfeit.
An intermediate-grade file; also bastard file.
A sweet wine.
* William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure :
A sword that is midway in length between a short-sword and a long sword; also bastard sword.
An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from syrups that have been boiled several times.
A large mould for straining sugar.
A writing paper of a particular size.
of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant)
of or like a bastard (bad person)
of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross
of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc.)
spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake
* Barrow
(UK, vulgar) Very unpleasant.
(printing) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
(rare, vulgar) Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.
* 2001 , (Stephen King), “(The Death of Jack Hamilton)”, in (w, Everything's Eventual) , Simon and Schuster (2007), ISBN 978-1-4165-4985-7,
* 2004 , Cecelia Ahern, PS, I Love You (novel), Hyperion, ISBN 978-1-4013-0090-6,
* 2006 , Emily Franklin, Love from London , Penguin, ISBN 978-0-451-21773-8,
(theology) A creature of hell.
(theology) (the devil' ''or'' ' the Devil ) The chief devil; Satan.
The bad part of the conscience; the opposite to the angel.
* The devil in me wants to let him suffer.
A wicked or naughty person, or one who harbors reckless, spirited energy, especially in a mischievous way; usually said of a young child.
* Those two kids are devils in a toy store.
A thing that is awkward or difficult to understand or do.
* That math problem was a devil .
(euphemistically, with an article, as an intensifier) Hell.
* What in the devil''' is that?'' ''What the '''devil is that?
* She is having a devil of a time fixing it.
* You can go to the devil for all I care.
A person, especially a man; used to express a particular opinion of him, usually in the phrases poor devil' and ' lucky devil .
A dust devil.
(religion, Christian Science) An evil or erring entity.
(dialectal, in compounds) A barren, unproductive and unused area.Dictionary of Regional American English
(cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.
* Sir Walter Scott
A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton, etc.
To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.
To annoy or bother; to bedevil.
To work as a ‘devil’; to work for a lawyer or writer without fee or recognition.
* 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), page 401:
To grill with cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper.
To finely grind cooked ham or other meat with spices and condiments.
To prepare a sidedish of shelled halved boiled eggs to whose extracted yolks are added condiments and spices, which mixture then is placed into the halved whites to be served.
* She's going to devil four dozen eggs for the picnic.
Bastard is a synonym of devil.
As nouns the difference between bastard and devil
is that bastard is a person who was born out of wedlock, and hence often considered an illegitimate descendant while devil is (theology) a creature of hell.As verbs the difference between bastard and devil
is that bastard is (obsolete) to bastardize while devil is to make like a devil; to invest with the character of a devil.As a adjective bastard
is of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).As a interjection bastard
is (rare|vulgar) exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.bastard
English
Noun
(en noun)- Some bastard stole my car while I was helping an injured person.
- 1997 , television program
- I'll tell you one thing, you prick bastard , you know what I really hope for, pray for, and wish for?
- This makes them realize they're human and maybe makes them less likely to be insensitive to the people they have to come in contact with because if they act too much like bastards , sooner or later someone is going to pop them one.
- Jesus you are a cold bastard , you know that?
- lucky bastard''', poor '''bastard
- Get over here, you old bastard !
- Poor bastard , I feel so sorry for him.
- These poor bastards started out life probably in bad or broken homes.
- Life can be a real bastard .
- The architecture was a kind of bastard , suggesting Gothic but not being true Gothic.
- We shall have all the world drink brown and white bastard .
Usage notes
* (one born to unmarried parents) Not always regarded as a (religious) stigma (in canon law prohibitive for clerical office without papal indult): Norman duke William, the Conqueror of England, is referred to in state documents as "William the Bastard"; a Burgundian prince was even officially styled Great Bastard of Burgundy.Synonyms
* (illegitimate descendant): love-child, born in the vestry * (term of abuse): son of a bitch; arsehole, assholeDerived terms
(terms derived from bastard) * * * bastardise, bastardize * bastardisation, bastardization * * * * * * * *Adjective
(en adjective)- a bastard''' musket; a '''bastard culverin
- that bastard self-love which is so vicious in itself, and productive of so many vices
- I've got a bastard headache.
Interjection
(en-interj)!page 90:
- Jack says, “Oh! Bastard ! I’m hit!” That bullet had to have come in the busted back window and how it missed Johnnie to hit Jack I don’t know.
page 7:
- “Yes, I’m hhhhowwwwwwcch!” she yelped as she stubbed her toe against the bedpost. “Shit, shit, fuck, bastard , shit, crap!”
page 212:
- “Isn’t she lovely?” Clem asks, hopefully rhetorically. “Oh, bastard . I’ve got to go—that’s my signal. ”
References
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(wikipedia devil)Noun
(en noun)Word Detective: Tales from the berm
- devil strip
- Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron.
Synonyms
* (a creature of hell ): demon * (the chief devil''): Satan, Beelzebub, Mephistopheles, Old Nick, Old Scratch (''UK'' & ''US ), old-gooseberry, old gentleman * (thing awkward or difficult to understand or do''): bastard, bitch, bugger (''UK ), stinker * (wicked or naughty person ): imp, rascal, scamp, scoundrel * (as a euphemistic intensifier''): deuce (''euphemistic''), dickens (''euphemistic''), fuck (''only in senses with'' the ; ''taboo slang ), heck, hell * (a person, especially a man (as in "poor devil")''): bugger (''UK''), cow (''used of a woman''), sod (''UK )Antonyms
* (a creature of hell) angel, god * (the chief devil) God * (the bad part of the conscience) angel, conscience * (thing awkward or difficult to understand) cakewalk (US ), piece of cake, simplicity itself * (sense, wicked or naughty person') angel, saintDerived terms
* devil's luck * bedevil * better the devil you know * devilish, devillish * devilry, deviltry * a devil way * devil-may-care * the devil, you say! * the devil has all the best tunes * (the) devil is in the details * devil strip * * * devil dog * * * * devil's footstep * devil's lane * devil's own * * * devil's strip * (the) devil take the hindmost * * dust devil * folk devil * idle hands are the devil's workshop * the devil is in the details * give the devil his due * poor devil * speak of the devil * silver tongued devil * Tasmanian devil * what the devil * where the devil * who the devil * why the devil * how the devilVerb
- He did not repeat the scathing estimate of her character by Quatrefages, who at that time spent one afternoon a week devilling at the Consulate, keeping the petty-cash box in order.