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   daft

   /dɑːft/

   adjective

   • 1. silly; foolish: informal British "don't ask such daft questions" Similar absurdpreposterousridiculousludicrousfarcicallaughablerisibleidioticstupidfoolishfoolhardyunwiseimprudentill-conceivedsillyinanepuerileinfantilefatuousimbecilichare-brainedhalf-bakedunreasonableirrationalillogicalnonsensicalpointlesssenselessimpracticableunworkableunrealisticpeculiaroddstrangequeerweirdeccentricbizarrefantasticincongruousgrotesqueinformal:crazycock-eyedbarmypottysimple-mindedsimplestupididioticmoronicimbecilicdull-witteddulldim-wittedslow-wittedslowwitlesshalf-wittedfeeble-mindeddunce-likecretinousempty-headedvacuousvapidderangedunhingedinsanemadinformal:touchedthickdimdopeydumbdozybirdbrainedpea-brainedpig-ignorantbovineslow on the uptakesoft in the headbrain-deadboneheadedlamebrainedchuckleheadeddunderheadedwooden-headedfat-headedmuttonheadednot all therenot quite rightcrazymentalnutsnuttycrackedcuckoobonkersdippynot the full shillingdottypottybattycrackersbarmythick as two short planksdumb-assOpposite sensible
   • ▪ infatuated with: informal British "I was daft about him" Similar infatuated withenamoured ofobsessed bysmitten withbesotted bydoting onvery fond ofinformal:crazywildmadnuttynutsgone oninformal, dated:sweet oninformal:potty

   Word Origin Old Englishgedæfte ‘mild, meek’, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic gabadan ‘become or be fitting’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. daftness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › daftDaft Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Nov 2, 2012 · 1. chiefly British, informal : silly, foolish. Don't do anything daft. see also daft as a brush. 2. chiefly British, informal : mad, insane. … he looks at me as if I were daft. Johanna McGeary. 3. Scotland : frivolously merry. daftly adverb. daftness. ˈdaf (t)-nəs. noun. Synonyms. balmy. barmy [chiefly British] bats. batty. bedlam. bonkers.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDAFT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. UK informal uk / dɑːft / us / dæft / Add to word list. silly or stupid: You daft idiot! It was a pretty daft idea anyway. Don't be daft - let me pay - you paid last time. Fewer examples. He's thought up another daft scheme for getting rich before he's 20. He thinks I'm seeing another man, but that's just daft. I would never do that.

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   Daft definition: senseless, stupid, or foolish.. See examples of DAFT used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › daftDaft - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   When the adjective daft is used, you know something extremely silly or obviously goofy is involved — like setting all your money on fire to keep warm, instead of just using it to buy a coat. Some synonyms for daft are absurd , ridiculous , senseless and idiotic , so if someone calls you "daft," maybe you should rethink what you are trying to ...

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDAFT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you describe a person or their behaviour as daft, you think that they are stupid, impractical, or rather strange. [ British , informal ] He's not so daft as to listen to rumours.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › daftDaft - definition of daft by The Free Dictionary

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   1. informal foolish, simple, or stupid. 2. a slang word for insane. 3. informal (foll by: about) extremely fond (of) 4. slang frivolous; giddy. [Old English gedæfte gentle, foolish; related to Middle Low German ondaft incapable] ˈdaftly adv. ˈdaftness n.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDAFT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. UK informal us / dæft / uk / dɑːft / Add to word list. silly or stupid: You daft idiot! It was a pretty daft idea anyway. Don't be daft - let me pay - you paid last time. Fewer examples. He's thought up another daft scheme for getting rich before he's 20. He thinks I'm seeing another man, but that's just daft. I would never do that.