MISBEGOTTEN


Meaning of MISBEGOTTEN in English

-|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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.