dastardly
/ˈdæstərdli/
adjective
- Wickedly cruel or cowardly; showing a lack of honor or bravery.
- It was a dastardly trick to pretend to be a friend and then spread rumors behind her back.
- The villain's dastardly plan involved stealing the treasure and blaming an innocent person.
- In the movie, the dastardly knight betrayed his king for a bag of gold.
Synonyms
adverb
- In a wicked, cruel, or cowardly manner.
- He dastardly abandoned his teammates when they needed him most.
- The spy dastardly sabotaged the mission from within.
- She dastardly took credit for work that others had done.