dastardliness
tərd adjective
cowardly; meanly base; sneaking: a dastardly act.
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dastardly (ˈdæstədlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| mean and cowardly | |
| 'dastardliness | |
| —n | |
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| dastardly (ˈdæstədlɪ) | |
| —adj | |
| mean and cowardly | |
| 'dastardliness | |
| —n | |
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dastardly
1560s, "showing despicable cowardice," originally "dull," from M.E. dastard.
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