Word: dastardly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: das
tard
ly
Definition: In a cowardly or treacherous fashion.
Morphemes:
Affix: dastard
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dæstr
Language: non
Decoded: daestr
Meaning: exhausted, breathless
Affix: -ard
Language: en
Decoded: -ard
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).
Affix: -ly
Language: en
Meaning: adjectival