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daftlike

daftlike adjective: daft; foolish.

Adjective

daftlike (comparative more daftlike, superlative most daftlike)

  1. (UK, regional) Daft; foolish.
    • With that Rhoda gave a laugh among her tears, having a consciousness in her own spirit, what a daftlike thing it was to say, but for all that said it over again; and then she grew quiet for a space of time; […]1862, Margaret Oliphant, Lilliesleaf, page 396

Forms of daftlike

comparativemore daftlike
superlativemost daftlike

Origin of daftlike

From daft + -like.

Questions about daftlike

What does daftlike mean?
Daftlike means daft; foolish.
What part of speech is daftlike?
Daftlike is an adjective.

Words near daftlike in the dictionary

  1. dafters
  2. daftest
  3. daftie
  4. dafties
  5. daftish
  6. daftlike
  7. daftly
  8. daftness
  9. daftnesses
  10. daftsome
  11. dafty

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