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    dastard
    /ˈdɑːstəd/

    noun

    • 1. a dishonourable or despicable man. dated, humorous

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dastardDastard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. das· tard ˈda-stərd. Synonyms of dastard. 1. : coward. 2. : a person who acts treacherously or underhandedly. Synonyms. chicken. coward. craven. cur. funk. poltroon. recreant. sissy. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of dastard in a Sentence. the villain of the story is a dastard indeed. Word History. Etymology.

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDASTARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    dastard in British English. (ˈdæstəd ) noun. archaic. a contemptible sneaking coward. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C15 (in the sense: dullard): probably from Old Norse dæstr exhausted, out of breath.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › dastardDASTARD Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Dastard definition: a mean, sneaking coward.. See examples of DASTARD used in a sentence.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › dastardDASTARD Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for DASTARD: coward, craven, chicken, poltroon, cur, sissy, funk, recreant; Antonyms of DASTARD: hero, valiant, stalwart, daredevil

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dastardDastard - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of dastard. noun. a despicable coward. see more. adjective. despicably cowardly. synonyms: dastardly. cowardly, fearful. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Dastard." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/dastard. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024. Copy citation.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › dastardDastard - definition of dastard by The Free Dictionary

    n. A sneaking, malicious coward. [Middle English, probably alteration of Old Norse dæstr, exhausted, from past participle of dæsa, to languish, decay.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › dastarddastard - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Sep 27, 2024 · dastard (third-person singular simple present dastards, present participle dastarding, simple past and past participle dastarded) To dastardize. , or the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards, being the Sequel of The Indian Queen. Would my short life had yet a shorter date!

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › dastardDastard Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Noun. Adjective. Verb. Filter. noun. A sneaky, cowardly evildoer. Webster's New World. A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak. Wiktionary. Synonyms: wimp. sneak. cad. poltroon. craven. coward. chicken. poltroon. coward. recreant. yellow-belly. funk. adjective. Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly. Wiktionary. Synonyms: dastardly.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › dastarddastard - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    a mean, sneaking coward. adj. of or befitting a dastard; mean, sneaky, and cowardly. ?. late Middle English 1400–50. 'dastard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): coward - dastardly - poltroon - recreant. Forum discussions with the word (s) "dastard" in the title: for a laggard in love and a dastard in war.

  11. www.wordsense.eu › dastarddastard: meaning, definition - WordSense

    dastard (comparative more dastard, superlative most dastard) Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.