daft

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

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English dafte uncouth, awkward; earlier, gentle, meek, Old English dæfte; cf. deft

daft·ly, adverb
daft·ness, noun
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daft (dɑːft) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj (foll by about)
1.  informal foolish, simple, or stupid
2.  a slang word for insane
3.  informal extremely fond (of)
4.  slang frivolous; giddy
 
[Old English gedæfte gentle, foolish; related to Middle Low German ondaft incapable]
 
'daftly
 
adv
 
'daftness
 
n

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Daft is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Word Origin & History

daft
O.E. gedæfte "gentle, becoming," from P.Gmc. *gadaftjaz. Sense progression from "mildness" to "dullness" (14c.) to "foolish" (15c.) to "crazy" (1530s), probably influenced by analogy with daffe "halfwit."
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Example sentences
It doesn't strike me as an obviously daft idea.
Idealism may seem a little daft at first blush.
To see this battle between slightly daft ideology and old fashioned economics up close, just look at certificate authorities.
His friends, he says, inquired whether he was daft.
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