daft
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Still, for the most part, the storytelling is daft fun; Holly and Arabella may not really get anywhere, but Ms. Cavalli should certainly keep going.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
At the time, England's David James was one of several players to criticise the ball, saying it would "allow extra goals" and "make some goalkeepers look daft".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Where do you suppose he got such daft and dangerous ideas?
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
Citadel in 2022 moved its headquarters from Chicago to Miami, but it still maintains a large New York presence—which made it a daft target to pick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
“Is that what your daft uncle did?” asked Duane, genuinely curious.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Maybe you think it could be longer, louder, downright dafter?
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
The German winger took all available advantage of Jansen’s clumsy lunge; a hint of moral turpitude in the ease with which he went over, perhaps, but the challenge was dafter than the dive was saucy.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2014
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories Totally undanceable, dafter than ever—and a wire-to-wire triumph.
From Slate ● May 21, 2013
The booming sound effect sounds even dafter when it's a clip off Morgan's pads.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 17, 2013
They stay'd nea langer i' t' wood that neet, Poor men were niver dafter, They ran awa hame as fast as they could, An' their dogs ran yelping after.
From Yorkshire Dialect Poems (1673-1915) and traditional poems by Frederic William Moorman
"She had unerring skill to make the daftest, silliest thing sound absolutely real and absolutely plausible," he added.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2014
On record, it sometimes sounds terrible but, tonight, even the daftest songs throb and shimmer magnificently.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2013
Of all the daft criticisms of Doctor Who, the daftest has to be that it's little more than a daft children's programme.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2013
"It's one of the daftest mistakes of my life," he says.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2012
I often tell him he's the daftest in a' the house.—But what are they making sic a skirling for?—Deil ane o' them's get in here—it wadna be mensfu'!
From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 by Sir Walter Scott
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