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daft

[ daft, dahft ]

adjective

dafter, daftest.
  1. senseless, stupid, or foolish.
  2. insane; crazy.
  3. Scot. merry; playful; frolicsome.


daft

/ »åÉ‘Ë´Ú³Ù /

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

  • ˈ»å²¹´Ú³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ˈ»å²¹´Ú³Ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From

  • »å²¹´Ú³Ùl²â adverb
  • »å²¹´Ú³Ùn±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of daft1

before 1000; Middle English dafte uncouth, awkward; earlier, gentle, meek, Old English »åæ´Ú³Ù±ð; deft
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of daft1

Old English ²µ±ð»åæ´Ú³Ù±ð gentle, foolish; related to Middle Low German ondaft incapable
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Example Sentences

Ms Millington said she would try most things "from the daft to the daring, the easy to the extreme - or anything inbetween".

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She co-authored a so-called religious liberty editorial with the daft head of a new White House Faith Office — far-right megachurch televangelist Paula White, who often speaks in tongues.

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Meanwhile, Trump himself is busily tearing up the global order and working hard to blow up the economy with his daft misunderstanding of how things actually work.

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You'll recall that he vowed to end the war within 24 hours of being elected and then immediately after the inauguration, neither of which happened, of course, because they were daft promises.

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Commons Leader Lucy Powell said she was "appalled" by the allegations - but Clarke-Smith dismissed by them as "daft".

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