Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedaft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bedaft
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stupid; foolish; dim-witted.

Archaic

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

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

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more bedaft (comparative) most bedaft (superlative)

Questions

What does bedaft mean?: Stupid; foolish; dim-witted.
Where does bedaft come from?: From bedaff (“to befool, make a fool of”) + -t (past tense ending).

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