daft

[ daft, dahft ]

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adjective,daft·er, daft·est.

senseless, stupid, or foolish.
insane; crazy.

Scot. merry; playful; frolicsome.

Origin of daft

before 1000; Middle English dafte uncouth, awkward; earlier, gentle, meek, Old English dæfte;cf. deft

Other words from daft

daftly, adverb
daftness, noun

Words Nearby daft

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How to use daft in a sentence

While CBO wonks are famously brilliant or daft—depending on how you want to use their assessments—they are not political and resist any invitation to be so.
Democrats Head Toward Piecemeal Infrastructure Votes As Coalition Frays | Philip Elliott | September 28, 2021 | Time
He said he hoped to sell the mountain to ‘some daft Russian’ who wanted to ‘show off’.
For Sale: The $3M British Mountain—With Aristocratic Family Feud Included | Tom Sykes | August 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
daft Punk amplified the crowd in a way that changed my life and they never even left the booth.
DJ Steve Aoki: To Cake or Not To Cake | Steve Aoki | August 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Vampire Weekend, “Giving up the Gun” The ultimate motley crew: Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas, daft Punk, Lil Jon and RZA.
Andrew Garfield in ‘We Exist’ and More Celebrities in Music Videos | Marina Watts | May 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Like, you had the daft Punk record and then the Bruno Mars record and new records just come out.
Chromeo’s Dave 1 on ‘White Women’ and Bringing Back the Funk | Melissa Leon | May 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

The idea of using an incredibly salty, orange-hued shell as a delivery vehicle for salty stuffings seemed a little daft.
Domino’s Fried-Chicken Pizza Means We’ve Hit Peak Food Trolling | Daniel Gross | April 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I was near daft with fear when I saw Leeby wasna there either.
A Window in Thrums | J. M. Barrie
And Dan leaned over and whispered, "See, she's gone daft, like the rest!"
The Transformation of Job | Frederick Vining Fisher
Ah, she is a bonny thing, but ye ken she is a wee bit daft, puir lassie!
Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 6 June 1848 | Various
There's a sea called Sargasso, and if I told you half the things about it, you'd think me daft.
The Wind Bloweth | Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne
A man must be daft that takes his wifes death so hard it eeny most kills him, and he stays single all the rest of his life.
Wheat and Huckleberries | Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile

British Dictionary definitions for daft

daft

/ (dɑːft) /

adjectivemainly British

informal foolish, simple, or stupid
a slang word for insane

informal (postpositive foll by about) extremely fond (of)
slang frivolous; giddy

Origin of daft

Old English gedæfte gentle, foolish; related to Middle Low German ondaft incapable

Derived forms of daft

daftly, adverb
daftness, noun

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