daft

[ daft, dahft ]

/ dæft, dɑft /

adjective, daft·er, daft·est.

senseless, stupid, or foolish.

insane; crazy.

Scot. merry; playful; frolicsome.

Words nearby daft

daffadilly, daffadowndilly, daffing, daffodil, daffy, daft, dafydd ap gruffudd, dafydd ap gwilym, dag, dagan, dagda

Origin of daft

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

OTHER WORDS FROM daft

daft·ly, adverbdaft·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for daftly

"I'm none so daft as daftly dealt with, mother," interrupted the blacksmith.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine
He daftly pulled half-a-dozen tickets from his stock and permitted me to inspect them.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 4th 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for daftly

daft

/ (dɑːft) /

adjective mainly British

informal foolish, simple, or stupid

a slang word for insane

informal (postpositive foll by about) extremely fond (of)

slang frivolous; giddy

Derived forms of daft

daftly, adverbdaftness, noun

Word Origin for daft

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

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