[ adj ] born out of wedlock <adj.all> the dominions of both rulers passed away to their spurious or doubtful offspring
Misbegot \Mis`be*got"\, Misbegotten \Mis`be*got"ten\, p. a. 1. Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad or disreputable origin; pernicious. ``Valor misbegot.'' --Shak.
2. Poorly designed or planned; badly carried out; ill-conceived. [PJC]
Liberal senators who back Mr. Abrams in his misbegotten unilateral crusade are setting a terrible long-term precedent in the hope, probably delusory, of a short-term gain.
The myth of Gloriana, the fruit of a misbegotten Coronation commission, savourless and even sterile in spite of its expertly deployed Grand Operatic machinery, has taken a long time dying.