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
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Historical Examples of daftly
"I'm none so daft as daftly dealt with, mother," interrupted the blacksmith.
The Shadow of a CrimeHall Caine
He daftly pulled half-a-dozen tickets from his stock and permitted me to inspect them.
daft
adjective mainly British
Word Origin for daft
Old English gedæfte gentle, foolish; related to Middle Low German ondaft incapable
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