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daft

[ daft, dahft ]

adjective

, daft·er, daft·est.
  1. senseless, stupid, or foolish.
  2. insane; crazy.
  3. Scot. merry; playful; frolicsome.


daft

/ dɑːft /

adjective

  1. informal.
    foolish, simple, or stupid
  2. a slang word for insane
  3. informal.
    postpositivefoll byabout extremely fond (of)
  4. slang.
    frivolous; giddy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈdaftness, noun
  • ˈdaftly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • daftly adverb
  • daftness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of daft1

before 1000; Middle English dafte uncouth, awkward; earlier, gentle, meek, Old English dæfte; deft
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Word History and Origins

Origin of daft1

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

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.

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He said he hoped to sell the mountain to  ‘some daft Russian’ who wanted to ‘show off’.

Daft Punk amplified the crowd in a way that changed my life and they never even left the booth.

Vampire Weekend, “Giving up the Gun” The ultimate motley crew: Jake Gyllenhaal, Joe Jonas, Daft Punk, Lil Jon and RZA.

Like, you had the Daft Punk record and then the Bruno Mars record and new records just come out.

The idea of using an incredibly salty, orange-hued shell as a delivery vehicle for salty stuffings seemed a little daft.

I was near daft with fear when I saw Leeby wasna there either.

And Dan leaned over and whispered, "See, she's gone daft, like the rest!"

Ah, she is a bonny thing, but ye ken she is a wee bit daft, puir lassie!

There's a sea called Sargasso, and if I told you half the things about it, you'd think me daft.

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.

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