daft /dɑːft
/ ▸ adjective British English informal 1 silly, foolish, or eccentric: don't ask such daft questions
I find some of the ideas a bit daft
we can't stop laughing at their daft antics.
2 (daft about) infatuated with: I was daft about him.
– DERIVATIVES daftness /ˈdɑːftnəs
/ noun – ORIGIN Old English gedæfte ‘mild, meek’, of Germanic origin; related to Gothic gabadan ‘become or be fitting’.