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Definition of Dastard
1. Noun. A despicable coward.
2. Adjective. Despicably cowardly. "The unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th"
Definition of Dastard
1. n. One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon.
2. a. Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly.
3. v. t. To dastardize.
Definition of Dastard
1. a base coward [n -S]
Medical Definition of Dastard
1. One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a poltroon. "You are all recreants and dashtards, and delight to live in slavery to the nobility." (Shak) Origin: Prob. From Icel. Daestr exhausted. Breathless, p. P. Of daesa to groan, lose one's breath; cf. Dasask to become exhausted, and E. Daze. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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