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
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
It would be daft to pretend that Holyrood can resolve all of these issues.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
This season more than any other, one learns not to make predictions - or make them and be prepared to look daft.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
How daft is you that seeing me be worth more than being rid of that?’”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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
At the dafter odds of 100-1, Tarquinius is also capable of a big effort.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 6, 2013
Now I was fairly daft, and every minute growing dafter.
From Greenmantle by Buchan, John
"It was one of the daftest decisions in boxing. I'll be back."
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
Still, in Linda Coverdale's fluent translation, he comes across as the brainiest, daftest, sternest, funniest, most companionable hermit you'll ever meet.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 1, 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
The other dog is the drollest, daftest, wildest little rascal you could conceive.
From Shireen and her Friends Pages from the Life of a Persian Cat by Stables, Gordon
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