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Meanings of dastardly in английском

Despicably cowardly.

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Usage of dastardly in английском
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That had been true even in the regime of the dastardly Cordova.
Alcatraz
2
The most dastardly sin on earth is the desertion of the fallen.
Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida / Selected from the Works of Ou...
3
Magny got money for him; the Princess again befriended her dastardly lover.
Barry Lyndon
4
That in itself spoke eloquently of the dastardly attempt on his life.
The Crucifixion of Philip Strong
5
Surely we should be told what dastardly Euro plot is afoot here?
The Irish Times
6
But the unweaving of a dastardly plot is never Leonard's real concern.
The Guardian
7
The suit-case was on the floor, but its dastardly owner had disappeared.
Raffles: Further Adventures of the Amateur Cracksman
8
I am truly sorry to hear of the dastardly attack upon her.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
9
Making me, and the rest of us, accomplices of a dastardly defaulter.
The Submarine Boys on Duty / Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat
10
They were too friendly and honorable to commit such a dastardly deed.
Ted and the Telephone
11
And what dastardly thing would I have to do to earn them?
The outcast
12
Come here and get a hug instead of hatching your dastardly plans.'
The preacher
13
For all he knew, they might try to finish their dastardly work.
The Young Bridge-Tender; or, Ralph Nelson's Upward Struggle
14
There was the most dastardly murder done, almost opposite the scrivener's shop.
Honour This Day
15
We have no eye-witness to the prisoner's dastardly attack on Mr. Gaviller.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
16
Who has been so cruel and dastardly as to tell her this?
Floyd Grandon's Honor
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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