-|gät ə n adjective
Etymology: from past participle of misbeget
1. : unlawfully conceived : illegitimate
never acknowledged his misbegotten child
2.
a. : having a disreputable or improper origin : ill-conceived
some of our antiquated and misbegotten tax laws — R.M.Blough
b. : deformed , contemptible
a scrawny misbegotten tree
a misbegotten scoundrel