Dastardly and Nasty

Dastardly

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

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

Nearby Word: dastard

Nasty

Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.
Usage example: fortunately, the story's nasty characters are balanced by some truly good people

Dastardly and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dastardly" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily
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