Dastardly and Evil

Dastardly

Dastardly adjective - Having or showing a shameful lack of courage.

Evil and dastardly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Dastardly".

Nearby Word: dastard

Evil

Evil adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Dastardly and evil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dastardly" instead an adjective "Evil". archaic substitute

Nearby Word: evilly

Both words in one sentence

  • Wrestling / Vickie Guerrero Evil Laugh: Whenever she does an especially dastardly deed she rattles off one of these.
  • Series / Toast Of London Dastardly Whiplash: Ray Purchase has the moustache and cartoonishly evil personality, although unusually he dresses all in white.
  • Evil Laugh Simon starts doing an over-the-top evil laugh when he becomes a Dastardly Whiplash cartoon villain toward the end of The Cartoon Man.
    Source: Evil Laugh
Cite this Source
Evil and Dastardly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dastardly/evil
Dastardly & Evil. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dastardly/evil>.
Evil or Dastardly. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dastardly/evil.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "dastardly" and "evil" have occurred on timeline