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daffish

UK/ˈdæfɪʃ/

daffish adjective: stupid, silly.

Adjective

daffish (comparative more daffish, superlative most daffish)

  1. (obsolete) Stupid, silly.
    • fayr frende said Morgan le fay ryde not after that knyght / for ye shalle not wynne no worship of hym / Fy on hym coward saide sire Hemyson / for I wyst neuer good knyghte come oute of Cornewaile / but yf hit were syr Tristram de Lyones / what & that be he said she / Nay nay said he / he is with la...1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xlij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book IX

Forms of daffish

comparativemore daffish
superlativemost daffish

Origin of daffish

From daff + -ish.

Questions about daffish

What does daffish mean?
Daffish means stupid, silly.
What part of speech is daffish?
Daffish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce daffish?
Daffish is pronounced /ˈdæfɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near daffish in the dictionary

  1. Daffin
  2. daffiness
  3. daffing
  4. daffings
  5. Daffins
  6. daffish
  7. daffock
  8. daffocks
  9. daffodil
  10. daffodil telephone
  11. daffodil telephones

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