Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - dastardly
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Dastardly
dastardly
adjective Date: 1542 1. cowardly 2. characterized by underhandedness or treachery a ~ attack a ~ villain Synonyms: see cowardly • dastardliness noun
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adj. cowardly, despicable. Derivatives dastardliness n. Etymology: dastard base coward, prob. f. dazed past part. + -ARD, or obs. dasart dullard, DOTARD ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. If you describe an action as dastardly, you mean it is wicked and intended to hurt someone. (OLD-FASHIONED) ADJ: ADJ n 2. If you describe a person as dastardly, you mean they are wicked. (OLD-FASHIONED) ADJ: ADJ n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- 1567, "showing despicable cowardice," originally "dull," from M.E. dastard (c.1440), from *dast "dazed," pp. of dasen "to daze" + -ard depricatory suffix. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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