daffy

adjective

daf·fy ˈda-fē

daffier; daffiest

Synonyms of daffy next

: 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

But 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

daffily

ˈda-fə-lē

adverb

a daffily entertaining video

Examples of daffy in a Sentence

The actress is starring in a daffy new comedy this summer. The book is filled with daffy characters.

Recent Examples on the Web Season 4 brings more of the show’s signature elaborate custom wigs, over-the-top accents and daffy scenarios, including a Senate hearing on livestreaming raunchy bachelorette parties and a tea-spilling talk show hosted secretly in a workplace ladies’ restroom. —

Leigh-Ann Jackson, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023 But the show has a light, even daffy touch. —

Darren Franich, EW.com, 22 Sep. 2022 Many are embedded with a daffy smile. —

Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2021 Randolph's harried, brutally honest Beth and Patti Harrison, as a daffy social-media manager, also regularly manage to steal their scenes from the margins. —

Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2022 Many of them are daffy, such as when Liz and Gabby begin competing for Alice’s attention. —

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2023 The two pieces of this film don’t always plug into one another so smoothly, but the dissonances still make for a daffy good time. —

Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2022 Our two leads have amazing hair, cute kitchens, daffy aunts, and…oh yeah, some sort of curse to deal with. —

Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2023 Take two daffy metalheads from San Dimas, California, place them alongside disapproving parents, famous historical figures, or worshipful citizens of the 27th century, and watch the sparks fly. —

Vulture, 28 Apr. 2022 See More

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