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dastardly

[das-terd-lee] / ˈdæs tərd li /


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The 7th District, which looks like a scorpion, is appropriately dastardly, stretching from mountainous country in the western part of the state straight to expressways over the Potomac River into Washington D.C.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Have the dastardly Aussies duped the Poms again?

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

The Grossman Law Firm, which has offices in Southern California, outlines the reasons and means for removing a dastardly trustee such as your brother.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 11, 2025

Eccleston and Fleshler essentially play dastardly mustache-twirling Snidely Whiplash types, their characters’ nakedly evil motivations for sabotaging Trudy unexplored.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

“Did you know she is actually one of the Chesters, of Chester County, Virginia? She ended up in Baltimore nearly destitute because her stepmother is a dastardly woman.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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