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Dastardly vs Obscene - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between dastardly and obscene

is that dastardly is in the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous while obscene is offensive to current standards of decency or morality.

dastardly

English

Adjective

(er)
  • in the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous
  • treacherous; given to backstabbing

    • Quotations

    * "the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th" - in response to the attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)

    obscene

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Offensive to current standards of decency or morality
  • Lewd or lustful
  • Disgusting or repulsive
  • Beyond all reason
  • Liable to deprave or corrupt

    • Usage notes

    * The comparative obscener and superlative obscenest, though formed by valid rules for English, are less common than more obscene' and ' most obscene .