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dastardly

[das-terd-lee] / ˈdæs tərd li /


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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

Joined by his wife Katie, he plunges into another assignment, as he tries to get the "spirit of Christmas" back from the dastardly humbugs.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

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

There was no longer any need for a psychopath to be furtive about his dastardly designs.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024

Flora Baumbach clapped a hand to her mouth on hearing "dastardly."

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




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