daftest
- 1Superlative of daft.
Of all the plans on the table, closing the bridge during the festival was easily the daftest.
By the third night without sleep, he was talking the daftest nonsense, convinced the walls were listening to him.
Note
Like most one-syllable adjectives, daft takes -est rather than most, usually after the or a possessive (the daftest idea, her daftest moment). The word is colloquial British and Australian, so it lends a sentence that tone, and the superlative carries both of its meanings: the silliest plan on the table, or talk that edges into real madness.
daftest is a form of daft
daft, adjective: Silly or foolish; lacking good sense or intelligence, whether in a person or in an idea. Full entry
- Spelling
- daft → daftest: add -est
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