Dastardly (Adjective)
Meaning
Despicably cowardly; "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The villain's dastardly plan to kidnap the princess was foiled by the brave knight.
- The terrorist's dastardly act of bombing the crowded market was widely condemned by world leaders.
- The dastardly crime of robbing the charity box was committed by a person who was supposed to be trustworthy.
- The dictator's dastardly regime was marked by brutal suppression of dissent and opposition.
- The pirate's dastardly attack on the unarmed merchant ship left many innocent people dead or injured.