daffier; daffiest
: silly or strange often in a way that is funny
a daffy comedy/character
her daffy charm
As a hotshot physician stranded in the daffy small town of Grady, S.C., Michael J. Fox performs with his usual Swiss-watch timing.—
Owen Gleiberman
Owen GleibermanBut the most successful of her paintings assuage all doubts. They are congeries of daffy cartoonish shapes in stretched canvas or jigsawed wood, thickly painted in rich, loud, chafing colors and arrayed on the wall in roughly rectangular layouts.—Peter Schjeldahl
Peter SchjeldahlSynonyms
- balmy
- barmy [chiefly British]
- bats
- batty
- bedlam
- bonkers
- brainsick
- bughouse [slang]
- certifiable
- crackbrained
- cracked
- crackers
- crackpot
- cranky [dialect]
- crazed
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daft
- demented
- deranged
- fruity [slang]
- gaga
- haywire
- insane
- kooky
- kookie
- loco [slang]
- loony
- looney
- loony tunes
- looney tunes
- lunatic
- mad
- maniacal
- maniac
- mental
- meshuga
- meshugge
- meshugah
- meshuggah
- moonstruck
- non compos mentis
- nuts
- nutty
- psycho
- psychotic
- scatty [chiefly British]
- screwy
- unbalanced
- unhinged
- unsound
- wacko
- whacko
- wacky
- whacky
- wud [chiefly Scottish]
Examples of daffy in a Sentence
The actress is starring in a daffy new comedy this summer.
The book is filled with daffy characters.
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The characters in Slow Horses, Lamb among them, can sometimes feel like daffy sitcom archetypes that have been air-dropped into a Michael Bay movie.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2024
There’s a solid stretch of episodes late in the season, but most of what comes before is pleasantly daffy yet forgettable.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
Johansson, 39, thought Jost was a natural fit for the role of a daffy senator.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
Nasim Pedrad shakes the cobwebs off the movie in a very funny sequence as a daffy real estate agent, giving everyone a lot to play against.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 July 2024
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2024
There’s a solid stretch of episodes late in the season, but most of what comes before is pleasantly daffy yet forgettable.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
Johansson, 39, thought Jost was a natural fit for the role of a daffy senator.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024
Nasim Pedrad shakes the cobwebs off the movie in a very funny sequence as a daffy real estate agent, giving everyone a lot to play against.
—Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 2 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for daffy
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“Daffy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daffy. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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daffy
adjective
daf·fy
ˈdaf-ē 
daffier; daffiest
: silly, odd, or peculiar usually in an amusing way
a daffy spy story
also
: attracted to or fascinated with
daffy over cars
daffy about stamp collecting
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