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dastard

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das·tard  (dstrd)
n.
A sneaking, malicious coward.
[Middle English, probably alteration of Old Norse dæstr, exhausted, from past participle of dæsa, to languish, decay.]
dastard [ˈdæstəd]
n
Archaic a contemptible sneaking coward
[C15 (in the sense: dullard): probably from Old Norse dæstr exhausted, out of breath]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dastard - a despicable coward
coward - a person who shows fear or timidity
Adj.1.dastard - despicably cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt
dastardly
cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley


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She is not a woman to be flattered because I made myself despicable-- to believe that I must be true to her because I was a dastard to you.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
Since, if base fear his dastard step withdraws, From death he cannot fly:--One common grave Receives, at last, the coward and the brave.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Liar and scoundrel you are, in every action of your life; theft is your trade; and double dastard you must be, or you were not here today.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
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