dastard

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Claire’s father, based on the real-life dastard Lord Lucan, loved her mother, until he grew tired of her.

From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2018

Last week he defended himself before a full house, flayed Elliott for a damnable dastard.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Post Office, the Department of Justice and chemists of the Naval Laboratory were asked to trace out the dark roots of a dastard, sinister conspiracy.

From Time Magazine Archive

In mid-honeymoon in New Orleans, America learns the truth about him: Fant is a gambler and a dastard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Poltroon, pol-trōōn′, n. an idle, lazy fellow: a coward: a dastard: one without spirit.—adj. base, vile, contemptible.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various