Bastard and Devil

Bastard

Bastard noun - An illegitimate child.

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Devil and bastard are semantically related in rogue topic. In some cases you can use "Devil" instead a noun "Bastard", when it comes to topics like scoundrel.

Nearby Words: bastardize, bastardy, bastardised

Devil

Devil noun - An evil spirit.

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Antonyms for Devil

Bastard and devil are semantically related in thing topic. Sometimes you can use "Bastard" instead a noun "Devil", if it concerns topics such as swine. informal substitute

Nearby Words: devious, devilish, devilry, devilment, devilishly

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old	old bastard	old devil
good	good bastard	good devil
true	true bastard	true devil
stupid	stupid bastard	stupid devil
Other adjectives: poor, powerful, actual, real, big, literal, psychotic, local, manipulative.

Both words in one sentence

Berserk Button: The devil loves being called a bastard, and even tolerates being called a cowardly wimp, but call him Zebulon... Constance does not like being called an old lady.

Source: Webcomic / Daily Grind
Hiruma from Eyeshield 21 plays with this trope; he's a conniving, scheming, trigger-happy Magnificent Bastard and doesn't care who knows it (his name can even be read as "devil in broad daylight").

Source: Devil in Plain Sight
In The Devil's Advocate, John Milton (Al Pacino) and all the representatives of his law firm are actually Satan and his half-human bastard children, respectively.

Source: Nightmare Face

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