daft

[US]/dɑːft/
[UK]/dæft/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.foolish; crazy; absurd; insane

Phrases & Collocations

acting daft

bit daft

look daft

feeling daft

Example Sentences

don't ask such daft questions.

we were all daft about him.

don't be daft, woman!.

What a daft thing to say!

toytown tunes, daft haircuts and even dafter trousers.

if they were daft enough to believe it, so much the worse for them.

Adrian Flannelly, who comments on Irish culture and politics on his New York radio program initially thought the Irish soil idea “seemed like one of the daftest things you could imagine.

Real-world Examples

Next up I have " Don't be a daft! "

Source: Sara's British English class

Yes.I may be from Newcastle but I'm not daft!

Source: BBC documentary "Mom's Home Cooking"

If you work long and hard for something, actually getting it can feel daft and empty.

Source: Kurzgesagt science animation

That was followed by a daft claim by Congress that the Americans were egging on the protesters.

Source: The Economist - International

For one, Adams on that subject had become a little daft.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Volume 2)

I told her she was being daft.

Source: Still Me (Me Before You #3)

' He had looked at me as if I were daft.

Source: Me Before You

Of course you can, you daft thing!

Source: The 9th Secret Season 5

It'll feel daft. I shall be myself.

Source: The Durrells Season 2

You daft thing... what am I to do now?

Source: ▄ ▄ Mov whj

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