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■ DEFINITION
1: COWARD
2: a person who acts treacherously or underhandedly
■ Synonyms
chicken, coward, craven, cur, funk, poltroon, recreant, sissy
■ Antonyms
hero, stalwart, valiant
■ Examples of dastard in a Sentence
the villain of the story is a dastard indeed
■ First Known Use of dastard
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
■ History and Etymology for dastard
Middle English
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noun
1. a mean, sneaking coward
Adj
2. of or befitting a dastard; mean, sneaky, and cowardly
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NOUN
archaic
a contemptible sneaking coward
Noun
a sneaky, cowardly evildoer
NOUN
1. a mean, sneaking coward
ADJECTIVE
2. of or befitting a dastard; mean, sneaky, and cowardly
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NOUN
dated, humorous
A dishonourable or despicable man.
◀️‘The German player also seeks to reinsure the treaty by tying in the Swedish matter because he cannot rely on Russian compliance simply because the deal is good for both countries; that is, he must protect against fools as well as dastards. ’
■ Origin
Late Middle English ( in the sense ‘stupid person’ ) : probably from dazed, influenced by dotard and bastard.
نامرد - رذل و دون و پست - آدمی که هم ترسو و بزدله هم خیلی بیرحم. مثلا وقتی در جنگ ها این واژه رو به یک شاه یا فرمانده نسبت میدادن یعنی اینکه " تویِ فرمانده بی وجودی و جرئت جنگیدن نداری و فقط پشت سربازات قایم میشی و هیچی از خودت نداری و اگه بری میدان جنگ خودتو خیس میکنی و اینکه بی رحم هم هستی. یعنی یک بیرحم و سنگدلِ بزدل و ترسو "
یا همون نامرد. آدمی که لاشحوری و مفت بری میکنه و شخصیتش مزخرفه