dastardly (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dastardly*:
ADJECTIVE	all	dastardly, dastard	despicably cowardly

dastardly > pronunciation
Sounds	dae'sterdliy
Rhymes	ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy...

English > *dastardly*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	despicably cowardly.
Example	"the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt
Synonym	dastard
Broader	cowardly, fearful	lacking courage
Spanish	miserable, vil
Catalan	miserable, vil
Nouns	dastard	a despicable coward
Nouns	dastardliness	despicable cowardice

HyperDic: dastardly