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Dastardly

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Came first in group 100 in round 1 with 377 votes

beat Arthropod on 137 votes
beat Limp on 66 votes
beat Emergency on 10 votes

Came first in group 25 in round 2 with 353 votes

beat Gurgle on 262 votes
beat Ebullient on 221 votes
beat Elated on 34 votes

Lost in group 13 in round 3 with 377 votes

beaten by Flibbertigibbet on 579 votes

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dastard +‎ -ly

Pronunciation[edit]

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːstədli/, /ˈdæstədli/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈdæstɚdli/

Adjective[edit]

dastardly (comparative dastardlier, superlative dastardliest)

In the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.
Treacherous; given to backstabbing.

Quotations[edit]

"the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th" - Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)

Adverb[edit]

dastardly

In a cowardly or treacherous fashion.