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How to pronounce daft in English?

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Synonyms around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky
Derivation daftness

Examples of daft

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The rules, however daft they may appear at first glance, are there for a reason.
From the basildonrecorder.co.uk
It sounds daft, as most of you live there, but the first port of call is London.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
West is, in turn, pompous, fascinating, hilarious, touching and just plain daft.
From the guardian.co.uk
With their daft hats, their ironic clothes and their complete absence of brains.
From the hecklerspray.com
Botulism is for daft buggers who eat foreign food on holiday, not for foreheads.
From the guardian.co.uk
Labour's electoral college system is in my opinion completely daft and outdated.
From the economist.com
It is a big daft camp music contest which can be fun to watch with your friends.
From the guardian.co.uk
The trick is to have the respect of your team and to avoid making daft mistakes.
From the guardian.co.uk
Writing off either of these giants, even after their slow start, would be daft.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Balmy: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy"
  • (daftly) in a mildly insane manner; "the old lady is beginning to behave quite dottily"
  • (daftness) craziness: informal terms for insanity
  • Daft is a compilation collecting Art of Noise LP Who's Afraid of the Art Of Noise? (with one track, "Snapshot", appearing in a longer version than on the original UK LP, but previously released on the Japanese version), along with portions of the Into Battle with the Art of Noise EP and "Moments ...
  • Also known as DAFT or Dutch American Residency Treaty
  • Insane, mad; silly; stupid
  • (daftly) In a daft manner
  • (daftness) Property of being daft
  • Merry, giddy, foolish; Daft-buckie, mad fish.