adverb
- in a cruel, mean, or contemptible manner
Usage: informal; potentially offensive
Examples
- He treated his employees bastardly, refusing to pay fair wages.
- The landlord acted bastardly by evicting tenants without proper notice.
- She spoke bastardly to her younger brother in front of his friends.
- The company bastardly cut benefits without warning their workers.
- He bastardly refused to help when his neighbor was in trouble.