- misborn
- adjective /mɪsˈbɔːn/a) Born prematurely; abortive.
And drawing nigh him said, Ah misborne Elfe, / In euill houre thy foes thee hither sent [...].
b) Of low birth, illegitimate.
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Misborn — Mis born , a. Born to misfortune. Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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misborn — /misˈbörn or mis börnˈ/ adjective 1. Abortive (obsolete) 2. Deformed from birth (obsolete) 3. Born illegitimately and so of low social rank (literary) ORIGIN: ↑mis • • • misbirthˈ noun (archaic) An abortion … Useful english dictionary
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bastard — [adj] illegitimate adulterated, baseborn, counterfeit, fake, false, imperfect, impure, inferior, irregular, misbegotten, misborn, mixed, mongrel, natural, phony, sham, spurious, suppositious, ungenuine; concept 549 Ant. legitimate … New thesaurus
