dastard

About 0.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A malicious coward; a dishonorable sneak.
2. adjective Meanly shrinking from danger, cowardly, dastardly.
3. verb To dastardize.

Similar words

dastardly cowardly coward fearful poltroon scoundrel villain bastardess chicken-heart craven

Often followed by

and in who to that hand as fear flight

Word family

dastards