Dastardly Meaning in English

word

US

ˈdæstɝdɫi

DAST-erd-lee

UK

dˈɑːstədli

DAH-stuhd-lee

التعريف

Describing an action that is wicked, sneaky, and cowardly—often intentionally cruel or underhanded.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Dastardly' is formal and dramatic, found more in literature, news, or when talking about villainous acts. Common collocations: 'dastardly deed', 'dastardly villain'. It's not used casually—don't use for ordinary mistakes or light wrongdoing.

• Spanish: vil - infame - cobarde
• Portuguese (BR): covarde - vil - traiçoeiro
• Portuguese (PT): cobarde - vil - traiçoeiro
• Chinese (Simplified): 卑鄙的 - 恶毒的
• Chinese (Traditional): 卑鄙的 - 惡毒的
• Hindi: कायरतापूर्ण - नीच
• Arabic: جبان - دنيء - شرير
• Bengali: কাপুরুষোচিত - পাষণ্ড - নৃশংস
• Russian: подлый - гнусный
• Japanese: 卑劣な - 悪質な
• Vietnamese: đê tiện - hèn hạ
• Korean: 비열한 - 사악한
• Turkish: alçakça - haince
• Urdu: کمینگی - بزدلانہ - سفاک
• Indonesian: jahat - pengecut

جمل نموذجية

The villain planned a dastardly crime.

basic

It was a dastardly attack on innocent people.

basic

Everyone was shocked by the dastardly deed.

basic

That was a dastardly trick—he pretended to be my friend.

natural

The movie's dastardly villain always has a new scheme.

natural

What a dastardly move—he betrayed his own team!

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