Daft

Quick meaning: Daft is an adjective meaning (chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.

Meaning

(chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Foolish, silly, stupid.

More Meanings

1. (chiefly British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Crazy, insane, mad.
2. (obsolete) Gentle, meek, mild.

Example Sentences

Thou art the daftest fuill that ever I saw. / Trows thou, man, be the law to get remeid / Of men of kirk? Na, nocht till thou be deid.

You haven't exactly been playing the master tactician through all this, but that seems the daftest course you could possibly have taken.

The boy gathered himself up, shook his shaggy head, and, said, in a piteous tone: 'Davie's daft!' 'Davie's daft!' He then kicked the poor idiot till his cries attracted the attention of the guests, some of whom immediately came to the spot: […]

‘It’s a lee [lie],’ says the man; ‘she’s either drunk or daft.’ / ‘Me drunk, you ill-tongued vagabond!’ says my Auntie Kirsty, who couldna bear such a reproach on her good name, ‘I’m a’ but blackfasting this day from either meat or drink; you had better no meddle wi’ my character.’

Word Forms

• dafter
• daftest

Synonyms for daft

Depending on context, synonyms include asinine, balmy, barmy, bedaft, loony, derpy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include barmy, wacky, dotty, kooky, batty, loony.

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