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dastard
[ das-terd ]
/ ˈdæs tərd /
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noun
a mean, sneaking coward.
adjective
of or befitting a dastard; mean, sneaky, and cowardly.
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Origin of dastard
1400–50; late Middle English < ?.
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British Dictionary definitions for dastard
dastard
/ (ˈdæstəd) /
noun
archaic a contemptible sneaking coward
Word Origin for dastard
C15 (in the sense: dullard): probably from Old Norse dæstr exhausted, out of breath
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