dastardly
adjective
[ ˈdastədli ]
• wicked and cruel.
• "pirates and their dastardly deeds"
Similar:
wicked,
evil,
iniquitous,
heinous,
villainous,
diabolical,
diabolic,
fiendish,
vicious,
murderous,
barbarous,
cruel,
black,
dark,
rotten,
nefarious,
vile,
foul,
monstrous,
shocking,
outrageous,
atrocious,
abominable,
reprehensible,
despicable,
execrable,
corrupt,
degenerate,
reprobate,
sordid,
depraved,
dissolute,
bad,
base,
mean,
low,
dishonourable,
dishonest,
unscrupulous,
unprincipled,
underhand,
roguish,
crooked,
low-down,
stinking,
dirty,
shady,
rascally,
scoundrelly,
beastly,
not cricket,
malfeasant,
egregious,
flagitious,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘dull or stupid’): from dastard in the obsolete sense ‘base coward’.
