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Definition of dastardly in English: dastardlyadjective ˈdastədliˈdɑːstədliˈdæstərdli dated, humorous Wicked and cruel. 〈旧或幽默〉邪恶的，残忍的 pirates and their dastardly deeds 海盗和他们残忍的行径。 Example sentencesExamples - Can they be so dastardly and despicable as to attack the president during a presidential campaign?
- Have you ever wondered why these evil and dastardly beings might be interested in us?
- The dastardly villains are the ones in the red uniforms who speak as if they've just swallowed a plum.
- The debt recovery agency that carried out the dastardly deed is not expected to have its contract renewed.
- She goes undercover at the Miss United States Pageant in Texas to foil the dastardly deeds of an urban terrorist, who plans to blow the event to bits.
- It is a classic tale of good and evil with an orphan hero, a plucky girl to befriend him, dastardly villains, a bit of a twist and an element of magic.
Synonyms evil, sinful, immoral, wrong, morally wrong, wrongful, bad, iniquitous, corrupt, black-hearted, ungodly, unholy, irreligious, unrighteous, sacrilegious, profane, blasphemous, impious, base, mean, vile wicked, evil, iniquitous, heinous, villainous, diabolical, diabolic, fiendish, vicious, murderous, barbarous, cruel, black, dark, rotten, nefarious, vile, foul, monstrous, shocking, outrageous, atrocious, abominable, reprehensible, despicable, execrable, corrupt, degenerate, reprobate, sordid, depraved, dissolute, bad, base, mean, low, dishonourable, dishonest, unscrupulous, unprincipled, underhand, roguish
Derivativesnoun humorous, dated About the only things that change from one Plum novel to the other are the eccentricities of the skips and the dastardliness of the chief Bad Guy. Example sentencesExamples - Few, perhaps, could have reckoned with the peculiar dastardliness of dispatching a special ambassador to play for time until preparations for a surprise attack were ready.
- For once I finally know who my enemies are, so I might as well treat them with the same dastardliness that they would treat me.
- The second half of Birth of a Nation was intended to leave its viewers speechless, shaking with anger at the dastardliness of the upstart blacks, and their white supporters.
- I love that game, it requires absolutely no skill or dastardliness.
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense 'dull or stupid'): from dastard in the obsolete sense 'base coward'. Definition of dastardly in US English: dastardlyadjectiveˈdastərdlēˈdæstərdli dated, humorous Wicked and cruel. 〈旧或幽默〉邪恶的，残忍的 pirates and their dastardly deeds 海盗和他们残忍的行径。 Example sentencesExamples - It is a classic tale of good and evil with an orphan hero, a plucky girl to befriend him, dastardly villains, a bit of a twist and an element of magic.
- The debt recovery agency that carried out the dastardly deed is not expected to have its contract renewed.
- Can they be so dastardly and despicable as to attack the president during a presidential campaign?
- She goes undercover at the Miss United States Pageant in Texas to foil the dastardly deeds of an urban terrorist, who plans to blow the event to bits.
- The dastardly villains are the ones in the red uniforms who speak as if they've just swallowed a plum.
- Have you ever wondered why these evil and dastardly beings might be interested in us?
Synonyms evil, sinful, immoral, wrong, morally wrong, wrongful, bad, iniquitous, corrupt, black-hearted, ungodly, unholy, irreligious, unrighteous, sacrilegious, profane, blasphemous, impious, base, mean, vile wicked, evil, iniquitous, heinous, villainous, diabolical, diabolic, fiendish, vicious, murderous, barbarous, cruel, black, dark, rotten, nefarious, vile, foul, monstrous, shocking, outrageous, atrocious, abominable, reprehensible, despicable, execrable, corrupt, degenerate, reprobate, sordid, depraved, dissolute, bad, base, mean, low, dishonourable, dishonest, unscrupulous, unprincipled, underhand, roguish
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense ‘dull or stupid’): from dastard in the obsolete sense ‘base coward’. |