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dastard

das·tard

UK/ˈdɑːstəd/ US/ˈdæstəd/ uncommon
noun (1) adjective (1)

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adjective

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treacherously cowardly

  • “the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th” F.D. Roosevelt
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From Middle English dastard (“a dullard”), most likely formed from *dast, a base derived from Old Norse dæstr (“exhausted, breathless”) + -ard. Compare Icelandic dasaður (“exhausted”), dialectal Swedish däst (“weary”), Middle Dutch dasaert, daasaardt (“a fool”), English dazed (“stupefied”).

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