dastardly Someone who’s dastardly is a scoundrel or a cowardly bad guy. The villain in a fairy tale is almost always dastardly. Use the adjective dastardly to describe a person or action that’s underhanded and mean. Criminals, pirates, and bullies are all frequently called dastardly. An unprovoked military strike is also often described as dastardly, referencing President Franklin Roosevelt’s…
A deliciously ingenious and funny adaptation that lives up to the fun of the famous board game on which it is based and exhibits an amazing attention to details, while Tim Curry stands out in the great cast and completely steals the scene in the film’s clever possible endings. When six people…
cockamamie Anything cockamamie is ridiculous and far-fetched. A cockamamie plan is not likely to work. This is a silly-sounding word for things that are silly, ludicrous, foolish, and impractical. Faking your own kidnapping to get out of a math test is a cockamamie plan. Wearing a fake mustache everywhere for no reason is cockamamie. Lots of comedies…
