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- 1. silly; foolish: informal British "don't ask such daft questions" Similar Opposite
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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.
Daft definition: senseless, stupid, or foolish.. See examples of DAFT used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
Definition of daft adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Merry or frolicsome in a giddy way. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Silly. Wiktionary. Synonyms: whacky. around-the-bend. round-the-bend. loopy. kookie. kooky. haywire. bats. balmy. wacky. nuts. crackers.
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 ...
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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.
