Definitions for dastard
ˈdæs tərddas·tard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dastardadjective

   a despicable coward

2. dastard(a), dastardlyadjective

   despicably cowardly

   "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"- F.D. Roosevelt

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dastardnoun

   A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.

2. dastardadjective

   meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly

3. Etymology: ME, most likely from dæstr.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DASTARDnoun

   A coward; a poltron; A man infamous for fear.

   Etymology: adastriga, Saxon.

   The cruelty and envy of the people,
   Permitted by our dastard nobles,
   And suffer’d me by th’ voice of slaves to be
   Whoop’d out of Rome. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   Who now my matchless valour dare oppose?
   How long will Dares wait his dastard foes. John Dryden, Æn.

   Dastard and drunkard, mean and insolent;
   Tongue-valiant hero, vaunter of thy might,
   In threats the foremost, but the last in sight. Dryden.

   Such bug-bear thoughts, once got into the minds of children, make them dastards, and afraid of the shadow of darkness ever after. John Locke, on Education, sect. 138.

   Curse on their dastard souls, they stand astonish’d. Addis.

2. To Dastardverb

   To terrify; to intimidate; to desert with cowardice; to dispirit.

   I’m weary of this flesh which holds us here,
   And dastards manly soul with hope and fear. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

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1. dastard

   A dastard is a person who is mean-spirited, cowardly, or underhanded. Derived from the term "dastardly", it is often used to describe someone who consistently acts in a deceptive or treacherous manner.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dastardnoun

   one who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon

2. Dastardadjective

   meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly

3. Dastardverb

   to dastardize

4. Etymology: [Prob. from Icel. dstr exhausted. breathless, p. p. of dsa to groan, lose one's breath; cf. dasask to become exhausted, and E. daze.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dastard

   das′tard, n. a cowardly fellow.—adj. shrinking from danger: cowardly.—adj. and adv. Das′tardly.—ns. Das′tardness, Das′tardliness, Das′tardy. [From a Scand. stem dast = Eng. dazed, and Fr. suffix -ard. See Daze.]

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How to pronounce dastard?

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How to say dastard in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dastard in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dastard in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dastard
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Dastard
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dastard
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dastard
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dastard
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=dastard