Daft

adjective/dɑːft/character

Definition

Silly; foolish.

Etymology

From Middle English dafte, defte (“gentle; having good manners; humble, modest; awkward; dull; boorish”), from Old English dæfte (“accommodating; gentle, meek, mild”), from Proto-West Germanic *daftī (“fitting, suitable”). Related to Old English dafnian, dafenian (“to be fitting, appropriate, or becoming”), Russian до́брый (dóbryj, “good”). Doublet of deft.

Synonyms

balmy, loony, insane, wacky, dotty

In a sentence

It would be daft to deploy on a Friday afternoon.