What does dastardly mean?

dastardly means "despicably cowardly".

How many syllables are in dastardly?

dastardly has 3 syllables: das-tard-ly. The stress falls on "das". In IPA it is /ˈdæstɚdli/.

What is another word for dastardly?

Close synonyms include dastard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dastardly a common word?

dastardly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Dastardly — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
despicably cowardly
“the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th”
Synonymsdastard
Similarcowardly

Questions about dastardly

What does dastardly mean?: dastardly means "despicably cowardly".
How many syllables are in dastardly?: dastardly has 3 syllables: das-tard-ly. The stress falls on "das". In IPA it is /ˈdæstɚdli/.
What is another word for dastardly?: Close synonyms include dastard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

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