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Adjective: misbegotten  ,mis-bi'gó-t(u)n
  1. Obtained illegally or by improper means
    "misbegotten money";
    - dirty, ill-gotten
     
  2. Poorly conceived or thought out
    "a misbegotten plan to take over the company";
    - ill-conceived, misguided
     
  3. [archaic] Born out of wedlock
    - bastardly [archaic], misbegot [archaic], spurious [archaic]

See also: daft [Brit, informal], dumb, foolish, illegal, illegitimate, imbecile, imbecilic, stupid

Encyclopedia: Misbegotten

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