Synonyms for daffy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : daf-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdæf i


Définition of daffy

Origin :
  • 1884, perhaps from daft (adj.), or from obsolete daffe "halfwit" (cf. 15c. daffish), of unknown origin. With -y (2). Related: Daffily; daffiness.
  • adj silly, crazy
Example sentences :
  • Saved my life by shooting a dog with a bottle of Daffy's elixir!'
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • My dear mother packed a bottle of Daffy's elixir in the barrel of my pistol.'
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Bob laughed heartily at his Cousin's interpretation of Daffy's.
  • Extract from : « Real Life In London, Volumes I. and II. » by Pierce Egan
  • The crowd laughed and said, "poor fellow, he's daffy in the head."
  • Extract from : « Evening Round Up » by William Crosbie Hunter
  • Furthermore, he was so daffy and curdled in the Filbert that he sold three times as much as he had.
  • Extract from : « Ade's Fables » by George Ade
  • Take the lancets, Jonathan, and the basin too, and a bottle of Daffy's Elixir.
  • Extract from : « Ben Comee » by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
  • Deacon's Australian, you know, and they're daffy down there on colour.
  • Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
  • He is younger than I and daffy on the subject of investigations.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter in the Far North » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • Oh, mother, you're daffy about the Rexhills, why not admit it and be done with it?
  • Extract from : « Hidden Gold » by Wilder Anthony
  • But don't worry about me and this 'truck' and 'rubbish,' Lucien; I'm not daffy yet.
  • Extract from : « William Adolphus Turnpike » by William Banks

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