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dastardliness

noun

Etymology

From dastardly + -ness.

  1. derived from dæstr
  2. inherited from dastard
  3. suffixed as dastardly — “dastard + ly”
  4. suffixed as dastardliness — “dastardly + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being dastardly.

    • If there is any feminist message in Nell becoming a glorified figure in the traditionally male-dominated field of highway robbery, it is worn very lightly indeed. Cape-swirling, moustache-twirling dastardliness abounds.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA