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2 | 38% | 7 | Logical fallacy in which a claim is rejected by criticizing the person making the claim instead of the claim itself | |
3 | 32% | 7 | British actor who became the leading Shakespearean actor of his day | |
Leading Actor In False Paternity Claim Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "BASTARD" which means:
- noun
- • Insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous
- • The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- • Derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin adjective satellite
- • Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance verb
- • To bastardize. adjective
- • Of or like a bastard (illegitimate human descendant).
- • Of or like a bastard (bad person).
- • Of or like a mongrel, bastardized creature/cross.
- • Of abnormal, irregular or otherwise inferior qualities (size, shape etc).
- • Spurious, lacking authenticity: counterfeit, fake.
- • Used in the vernacular name of a species to indicate that it is similar in some way to another species, often (but not always) one of another genus.
- • Very unpleasant.
- • Abbreviated, as the half title in a page preceding the full title page of a book.
- • (theater lighting) consisting of one predominant color blended with small amounts of complementary color; used to replicate natural light because of their warmer appearance. interjection
- • Exclamation of strong dismay or strong sense of being upset.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He is considered a bastard because he was born out of wedlock."
- • "The man claimed that the child was not his and called him a bastard."
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The Guardian Cryptic02 Jan 2009 | Down 7 | |
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