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Repugnant vs Dastardly - What's the difference?

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Repugnant is a related term of dastardly.


As adjectives the difference between repugnant and dastardly

is that repugnant is repugnant while dastardly is in the manner of a dastard; marked by cowardice; pusillanimous.

As a verb repugnant

is .

repugnant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
  • (legal) Opposed or in conflict.

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "repugnant" is often applied: act, nature, behavior, practice, character, thing, crime.

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * repugn * repugnance * repugnancy

    External links

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    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)