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daf·fy

 (dăf′ē)
adj. daf·fi·er, daf·fi·est Informal
1. Silly; foolish.
2. Crazy.
[From obsolete daff, fool, from Middle English daffe; probably akin to dafte, foolish; see daft.]
daf′fi·ly adv.
daf′fi·ness n.
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daffy

(ˈdæfɪ)
adj, daffier or daffiest
informal another word for daft1, daft2
[C19: from obsolete daff fool; see daft]
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daf•fy

(ˈdæf i)

adj. -fi•er, -fi•est. Informal.
silly; weak-minded; crazy.
[1880–85; obsolete daff fool]
daf′fi•ly, adv.
daf′fi•ness, n.
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daffy

adjective
Informal. Afflicted with or exhibiting irrationality and mental unsoundness:
brainsick, crazy, daft, demented, disordered, distraught, dotty, insane, lunatic, mad, maniac, maniacal, mentally ill, moonstruck, off, touched, unbalanced, unsound, wrong.
Informal: bonkers, cracked, gaga, loony.
Slang: bananas, batty, buggy, cuckoo, fruity, loco, nuts, nutty, screwy, wacky.
Chiefly British: crackers.
Law: non compos mentis.
Idioms: around the bend, crazy as a loon, mad as a hatter, not all there, nutty as a fruitcake, off one's head, off one's rocker, of unsound mind, out of one's mind, sick in the head, stark raving mad.
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Translations

daffy

[ˈdæfɪ] ADJ → chiflado
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daffy

[ˈdæfi] adj (= daft) → bébête
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