bedaft

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adjective

Stupid; foolish; dim-witted.

“Then are you blind, dull-witted, and bedaft.”

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Meanings

adjectivebedaft (comparative more bedaft, superlative most bedaft)

comparative more bedaft · superlative most bedaft

  1. archaicStupid; foolish; dim-witted.

    Then are you blind, dull-witted, and bedaft.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
barmycockamamiedaftduffle-headeddull-wittedfoolishgoofyhalf-bakedidleintellectually challengednitwittedsimpleslightsoft

Origin

From bedaff (“to befool, make a fool of”) + -t (past tense ending).

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APA

bedaft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedaft

MLA

“bedaft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedaft. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedaft,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedaft.

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