dastardly
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- dastardliness noun
Etymology
Origin of dastardly
Example Sentences
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Why you should let it fade: Nostalgia proved to be a dastardly curse with “Little Fockers,” a theatrical experience memorable only for how dry and tiresome its comic beats were.
From Salon
“How devastating it would be that the community is coming together after the fires and they are scared away because of some dastardly act,” Cunin said.
From Los Angeles Times
The cabinet also said it "unequivocally condemns this dastardly and cowardly act that has led to the loss of innocent lives".
From BBC
The Grossman Law Firm, which has offices in Southern California, outlines the reasons and means for removing a dastardly trustee such as your brother.
From MarketWatch
Yet there’s no denying that Swift’s lyrics about love here lack the kind of depth she’s mined in tunes thought to have been inspired by the dastardly likes of John Mayer and Matty Healy.
From Los Angeles Times
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