daftly

Variant of daft

daft definition

daft (daft)

adjective

  1. silly; foolish
  2. insane; crazy
  3. Scot. merry or frolicsome in a giddy way

Etymology: ME dafte < OE (ge)dæfte, mild, gentle (for the sense development, see cretin, silly) < IE base *dhabh-, to fit > L faber, a joiner, artisan

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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