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(dăft) pronunciation
adj., daft·er, daft·est.
  1. Mad; crazy.
  2. Foolish; stupid.
  3. Scots. Frolicsome.

[Middle English dafte, foolish, from Old English gedæfte, meek.]

daftly daft'ly adv.
daftness daft'ness n.

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    Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness: brainsick, crazy, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong. Informal bonkers, cracked, daffy, gaga, loony. Slang bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky. Chiefly British crackers. Law non compos mentis. Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, offout ofone's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad. See sane/insane.


adj

Definition: stupid; crazy
Antonyms: brainy, bright, intelligent, smart, understanding

daft (daft and barmy)
army: 'E's that bleedin' stupid e's gone and joined the daft!

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Daft is an Old English-derived word for silly, stupid, or mad, depending on context.

Daft may also refer to:

People

  • Douglas Daft (born 1943), Australian businessman
  • Harry Daft (1866–1945), English footballer
  • Kevin Daft (born 1975), American football coach and former professional quarterback
  • Leo Daft (1843–1922), constructor of early American urban railroads
  • Richard Daft (1835–1900), English cricketer

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fjoget, skør

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    skør i bolden

Nederlands (Dutch)
dwaas/dom, stapel(gek)

Français (French)
adj. - bête, toqué, stupide (une idée)

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    dingue (fam)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (ugs.) doof, verrückt

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    (ugs.) strohdumm

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κουτούτσικος, χαζός, παλαβός, τρελός

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    θεόχαζος

Italiano (Italian)
scemo

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    matto da legare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - tolo, insensato

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    louco de pedra

Русский (Russian)
тупой

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    шизик

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bobo, tonto, chiflado

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    tonto de Capirote

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tokig, fånig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
愚笨的, 狂闹的, 癫狂的

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    很笨

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 愚笨的, 狂鬧的, 癲狂的

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    很笨

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바보 같은, 법석대는

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    매우 법석대는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ばかな, 気のふれた

idioms:

  • as daft as a brush    ひどいばかで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سخيف, أحمق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טיפשי, טיפש‬


 
 
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