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| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
| dastard (n.), dastardly (adj.) |
| A dastard was once a coward, but today the noun is rare and means simply “an unprincipled, treacherous villain.” The adjective means “sneaky, underhanded, and treacherous,” and in those meanings still echoes the original sense. Today it’s a word rather hard to take seriously. | 1 |
| The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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