dastardly
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dast·ard·ly /ˈdæstədli $ -ərd-/ adjective old-fashioned BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONSvery cruel or evil 残酷的；邪恶的 tales of pirates and their dastardly deeds 有关海盗及其暴行的故事
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dastardly• This way they reckoned that no news of their dastardly cruelty and cowardice would reach the outside world.• What are the dastardly deeds, thoughts and fantasies which your Negative Ego pokes and taunts you with?• Finally the dastardly renegade arrives, and engages Sister Chiang in conversation.Origin dastardly (1500-1600) dastard “someone without courage, someone evil” ((15-20 centuries)), perhaps from Old Norse dæstrdast·ard·ly adjectiveChineseSyllable
or very Corpus evil cruel
dastardly
dast‧ard‧ly /ˈdæstədli $ -ərd-/
adjective old-fashioned
tales of pirates and their dastardly deeds
dast‧ard‧ly /ˈdæstədli $ -ərd-/
adjective old-fashioned Date: 1500-1600
Origin: dastard __someone without courage, someone evil__ (15-20 centuries), perhaps from Old Norse dæstr
very cruel or evil:Origin: dastard __someone without courage, someone evil__ (15-20 centuries), perhaps from Old Norse dæstr