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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Weird Word Wednesday

daft
adjective \ˈdaft also ˈdäft\
Popularity: Bottom 50% of words
Simple Definition of daft
: strange often in a way that is funny
: crazy or foolish
Full Definition of daft
1
a :  silly, foolish
b :  mad, insane
2
Scottish :  frivolously merry
daftly adverb
daftness play \ˈdaf(t)-nəs\ noun
Origin of daft
Middle English dafte gentle, stupid; akin to Old English gedæfte mild, gentle, Middle English defte deft, Old Church Slavic podobati to be fitting


First Known Use: 14th century

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Kelley Heckart
Otherworldly tales steeped in myth & magic.

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