Definition of DASTARD

dastard

Meanings

Plural: dastards

Noun

  • a despicable coward
  • A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.

Adjective Satellite

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

Adj

  • Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.

Verb

  • To dastardize.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English dastard (“a dullard”), most likely formed from *dast, a base derived from Old Norse dæstr (“exhausted, breathless”) + -ard. Compare Icelandic dasaður (“exhausted”), dialectal Swedish däst (“weary”), Middle Dutch dasaert, daasaardt (“a fool”), English dazed (“stupefied”).

Scrabble Score: 9

dastard is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dastard is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dastard is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

dastard is a valid Words With Friends word