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View synonyms for dastard

dastard

[ das-terd ]

noun

  1. a mean, sneaking coward.


adjective

  1. of or befitting a dastard; mean, sneaky, and cowardly.

dastard

/ ˈdæstəd /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a contemptible sneaking coward
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dastard1

1400–50; late Middle English < ?.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dastard1

C15 (in the sense: dullard): probably from Old Norse dæstr exhausted, out of breath

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