dastardly
/ˈdæstədli/adjective
उच्चारण डैस्टड्ली
नीच, कायरतापूर्ण, क्रूर
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old-fashioned
wicked and cruel; showing a lack of courage
नीच, कायरतापूर्ण, क्रूर
- a dastardly attack on civilians
Synonyms wicked cowardly evil despicable vile
Opposite brave noble heroic honourable
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the wicked-and-cowardly words together: dastardly, despicable (deserving hatred), vile, heinous (very wicked: 'a heinous crime'), craven (cowardly), base.
दुष्ट और कायर के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: dastardly, despicable (घृणा योग्य), vile, heinous (बहुत दुष्ट, जघन्य: 'a heinous crime'), craven (कायर), base।
§Grammar and usage
Dastardly is an adjective ending in -ly (not an adverb).
Dastardly -ly पर खत्म होने वाला adjective है (adverb नहीं)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A dastardly act (often used for terrorist attacks), a dastardly plot.
Collocations: a dastardly act (प्रायः आतंकी हमलों के लिए), a dastardly plot।
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One-word substitution
A cruel and cowardly person is a dastard (old-fashioned) or coward.
क्रूर और कायर व्यक्ति dastard (पुराना) या coward।