mongrel | ||
1. | [ adjective ] of inferior or mixed breed | |
Synonyms: | mixed scrub underbred cur | |
Examples: | "a cur dog" "an underbred dog" |
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Related terms: | crossbred | |
2. | [ noun ] derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin | |
Synonyms: | bastard | |
Examples: | "the architecture was a kind of bastard suggesting Gothic but not true Gothic" |
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Related terms: | variation mongrelize | |
3. | [ noun ] (zoology) an inferior dog or one of mixed breed | |
Synonyms: | cur mutt | |
Related terms: | dog pariah_dog feist mongrelize | |
Similar spelling: |
mongrelize mongrelise monger Monegro monogram monograph |