adj.
Pronunciation: ' daft also ' däft
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English dafte gentle, stupid; akin to Old English gedæfte mild, gentle, Middle English defte deft, Old Church Slavic po dobati to be fitting
Date: 14th century
1 a : SILLY , FOOLISH b : MAD , INSANE
2 Scottish : frivolously merry
– daft · ly adverb
– daft · ness \ ' daf(t)-n ə s \ noun