daft
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"I know how loved this unbelievably daft farty brilliant dog was and I adored sharing him with everyone on here," the radio presenter wrote.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
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
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
“Gone completely daft, have you, Beetle?” said the miller as he passed.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
Maybe you think it could be longer, louder, downright dafter?
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
If it looked silly, it was supposed to – and it was no dafter than the real thing – but at least they were here now.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 24, 2018
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories Totally undanceable, dafter than ever—and a wire-to-wire triumph.
From Slate ● May 21, 2013
All of the above except Johnson were signed by Hughes, who also either thought or was persuaded that Terry would have been a good buy at an even dafter price.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 21, 2010
If onything, he's a thocht dafter in his ongaein's, mair silent-like.
From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan
Of all the myths about Beyoncé, the rumour that she didn’t give birth to Blue Ivy is among the daftest and the cruellest.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 28, 2018
"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
"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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