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dastardliness

dastardliness noun: the state or quality of being dastardly.

Noun

dastardliness (uncountable)

  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.2024 March 27, Lucy Mangan, “Renegade Nell review – Derry Girls’ Louisa Harland is beyond brilliant in Sally Wainwright’s new drama”, in The Guardian

Origin of dastardliness

From dastardly + -ness.

Questions about dastardliness

What does dastardliness mean?
Dastardliness means the state or quality of being dastardly.
What part of speech is dastardliness?
Dastardliness is a noun.

Words near dastardliness in the dictionary

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

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