dastardliness

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noun

The state or quality of being dastardly.

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Meanings

noundastardliness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

From dastardly + -ness.

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APA

dastardliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dastardliness

MLA

“dastardliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dastardliness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dastardliness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dastardliness.

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