dastard

noun

das·​tard ˈda-stərd 

1

: coward

2

: a person who acts treacherously or underhandedly

Synonyms

• chicken
• coward
• craven
• cur
• funk
• poltroon
• recreant
• sissy

Examples of dastard in a Sentence

the villain of the story is a dastard indeed

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

dastard

noun

das·​tard ˈdas-tərd 

: coward

especially : one who sneakily commits harmful acts

dastardliness

-lē-nəs

noun

dastardly

-lē

adjective