dastardly
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈdæstərdli/
- Archaic
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vil
- The dastardly villain betrayed his friends for personal gain.
- dastardly deed
- dastardly act
- dastardly attack
There's still gentleman Jim Marcon out there doing his dastardly stuff as a mobster.
- There's still gentleman Jim Marcon out there doing his dastardly stuff as a mobster.
- They have proven themselves to be dastardly, they are dishonest, and they have revealed themselves as truly dangerous.
- We allow these dastardly bastards to master these hazards that systematically force us to plaster these rafters.
- Well, his name is Inflation and he's the most dastardly thing ever.
- So here's the Hancock text with my dot dot dots, my dastardly...
Examples
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Well, his name is Inflation and he's the most dastardly thing ever.
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Broun continued on to explain that this dastardly plot is meant to hide the true age of our Earth.
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We all know how dastardly the Bad Guys are.
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Good luck with your dastardly plans.
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All right, so I have a dastardly plan to test the flower power.
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We will take care of all those dastardly fellows.
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With no constable on duty, it was clearly up to them to solve the dastardly crime.
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Let's suppose someone were dastardly enough to harbor such thoughts.
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Who knows what dastardly scheme... that villain may be plotting... even as we speak.
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Count Olaf had pursued them, trying one dastardly technique after another to get his hands on their fortune.
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
522
2.7
Willing to cause pain or suffering to others
152
4.9
Not feeling sorry for others and hurting them on purpose
149
4.6
A person or action that is very bad and cruel
95
5.7
Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
89
5.8
Wanting to hurt someone or damage their good name
48
7.8
Very bad and cruel in the way someone behaves
47
8.8
Very bad and illegal, done to harm people
44
8.2
Very evil and cruel, like a devil
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7.1
Likely to betray you, for example by lying or breaking promises
26
7.4
Connected with Satan or with evil beliefs and rituals
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7.2
Morally wrong because it goes against religious rules
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8.3
Acting secretly to harm people who trust them
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7.3
Very bad and cruel, often hurting other people
10
7.9
Being very cruel and evil and making others suffer
2
9.8
Very unfair and wrong in a way that harms people
2
7.1
Being very cruel and not kind to others
1
7.8
Very evil and cruel, like the devil
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9.9
A very wicked and criminal act that shocks people
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Morphology
Etymology
The word dastardly comes from the old English noun dastard, which meant 'coward'. So, dastardly describes a wicked action done in a cowardly or sneaky way.