misbegotten

(-bē gät'n)

adjective

  1. wrongly or unlawfully begotten; specif., born out of wedlock
  2. wrongly or badly conceived: misbegotten rules

See misbegotten in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. a. Of, relating to, or being a child or children born to unmarried parents.
    b. Not lawfully obtained: misbegotten wealth.
  2. Having an improper basis or origin; ill-conceived: misbegotten ideas about education.

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