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dastardlyenUK
das·tard·ly D0034800 (dăs′tərd-lē)adj. Cowardly and malicious; base. das′tard·li·ness n.dastardly (ˈdæstədlɪ) adjmean and cowardly ˈdastardliness ndas•tard•ly (ˈdæs tərd li) adj. cowardly; meanly base; sneaking: a dastardly act. [1560–70] das′tard•li•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | dastardly - despicably cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Rooseveltdastardcowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley |
dastardlyadjective (Old-fashioned) despicable, mean, low, base, sneaking, cowardly, craven, vile, abject, sneaky, contemptible, underhand, weak-kneed (informal), faint-hearted, spiritless, recreant (archaic), caitiff (archaic), niddering (archaic) He described the killing as a dastardly act.dastardlyadjectiveIgnobly lacking in courage:chickenhearted, cowardly, craven, faint-hearted, lily-livered, pusillanimous, unmanly.Slang: chicken, gutless, yellow, yellow-bellied.TranslationsdastardlyenUK
Synonyms for dastardlyadj despicableSynonyms- despicable
- mean
- low
- base
- sneaking
- cowardly
- craven
- vile
- abject
- sneaky
- contemptible
- underhand
- weak-kneed
- faint-hearted
- spiritless
- recreant
- caitiff
- niddering
Synonyms for dastardlyadj ignobly lacking in courageSynonyms- chickenhearted
- cowardly
- craven
- faint-hearted
- lily-livered
- pusillanimous
- unmanly
- chicken
- gutless
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
Synonyms for dastardlyadj despicably cowardlySynonymsRelated Words |