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
- 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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