Definitions for daftdæft, dɑft

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

daftdæft, dɑft(adj.)-er, -est.

  1. foolish.

  2. insane; crazy; mad.

  3. Scot. playful.

    Category: Scottish

Origin of daft:

bef. 1000; ME dafte uncouth, awkward; earlier, gentle, meek, OE dæfte

daft′ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, around the bend, wacky, whacky(adj)

    informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

    "it used to drive my husband balmy"

Wiktionary

  1. daft(Adjective)

    insane, mad

  2. daft(Adjective)

    silly

  3. daft(Adjective)

    stupid

  4. Origin: dæfte

Webster Dictionary

  1. Daft(adj)

    stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he has gone daft

  2. Daft(adj)

    gay; playful; frolicsome


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