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daffier

daffier is the comparative form of daffy.

Meaning of daffy

Adjective

daffy (comparative daffier, superlative daffiest)

  1. (colloquial) Somewhat mad or eccentric.
    • Now I'm hungry as a Rocky Mountain lion so come, let's go and get this poor, daffy, tealess widow and wine and dine with her and make it all up.1898 September 30, Willa Cather, The Westbound Train
    Synonyms:
    crazy, nutty, wacky

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Questions about daffier

What is daffier the comparative form of?
Daffier is the comparative form of daffy.

Words near daffier in the dictionary

  1. daffadils
  2. daffadowndillies
  3. daffadowndilly
  4. daffed
  5. Daffey
  6. daffier
  7. daffies
  8. daffiest
  9. daffily
  10. Daffin
  11. daffiness

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