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dastardlier

dastardlier is the comparative form of dastardly.

Meaning of dastardly

Adjective

dastardly (comparative dastardlier, superlative dastardliest)

  1. In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.
    • I ask that the Congress declare, that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, December 7th, 1941, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese Empire.1941 December 8, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, 6:42 from the start, in Day of Infamy Speech, Washington, D.C.
  2. Treacherous; given to backstabbing.

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Questions about dastardlier

What is dastardlier the comparative form of?
Dastardlier is the comparative form of dastardly.

Words near dastardlier in the dictionary

  1. dastarding
  2. dastardize
  3. dastardized
  4. dastardizes
  5. dastardizing
  6. dastardlier
  7. dastardliest
  8. dastardliness
  9. dastardling
  10. dastardlings
  11. dastardly

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