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- 1. a dishonourable or despicable man. dated, humorous
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A dastard is a coward or a person who acts treacherously or underhandedly. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
A dastard is a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger. Find 26 similar and opposite words for dastard, such as coward, hero, and valiant, on Merriam-Webster Thesaurus.
Dastard definition: a mean, sneaking coward.. See examples of DASTARD used in a sentence.
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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.
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.
5 days ago · dastard (plural dastards) A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak. Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. , that did heare him selfe defyde, / Seem'd not to weigh his threatfull words at all, / But laught them out, as if his greater pryde, / Did scorne the challenge of so base a thrall: Or had not courage, or else had no gall.
