daftly
In silly fashion
Daftly means in a silly, foolish, or scatterbrained manner: She daftly left her phone in the refrigerator.
The word carries a lighthearted tone, suggesting harmless absurdity rather than serious stupidity.
More common in British English.
Lacking good judgment
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
- thoughtlesslyWithout care or reflection
- senselesslyWithout rational purpose
stupidly · idiotically · mindlessly · irrationally · heedlessly · carelessly · rashly · injudicious
Without making sense
- preposterouslyIn a ridiculous manner
- ludicrouslyIn a ridiculous manner
- ridiculouslyIn laughable excess
- bizarrelyIn a strange manner
outlandishly · illogically · unreasonably · incongruously · fantastically · surreally · grotesquely · eccentrically
In a frivolous manner
- zanilyIn an eccentric manner
- goofilyIn a silly manner
- comicallyIn a funny manner
- whimsicallyIn capricious, playful manner
lightheartedly · jokingly · clownishly · impishly · mischievously · frivolously · flippantly · jestingly
In a clumsy manner
- bumblinglyIn an awkward, fumbling way
- ineptlyLacking competence or grace
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- fumblinglyIn an awkward manner
clumsily · blunderingly · maladroitly · gauchely · ham-handedly · heavy-handedly · klutzily · ungracefully
unwisely
Lacking good judgment
- recklesslyActing without regard for danger
- imprudentlyWithout good judgment
- thoughtlesslyWithout care or reflection
senselessly · stupidly · idiotically · mindlessly · irrationally · heedlessly · carelessly · rashly · injudicious · ill-advisedly
nonsensically
Without making sense
- preposterouslyIn a ridiculous manner
- ludicrouslyIn a ridiculous manner
- ridiculouslyIn laughable excess
bizarrely · outlandishly · illogically · unreasonably · incongruously · fantastically · surreally · grotesquely · eccentrically · paradoxically
sillily
In a frivolous manner
whimsically · lightheartedly · jokingly · clownishly · impishly · mischievously · frivolously · flippantly · jestingly · waggishly
awkwardly
In a clumsy manner
- bumblinglyIn an awkward, fumbling way
- ineptlyLacking competence or grace
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
fumblingly · clumsily · blunderingly · maladroitly · gauchely · ham-handedly · heavy-handedly · klutzily · ungracefully · oafishly
daftlywisely
With good judgment
sensibly · judiciously · prudently · sagely · shrewdly
daftlylogically
Through sound reasoning
rationally · intelligently · reasonably · coherently · lucidly
- Daft PunkMasked French electronic duo
- daft as a brushExtremely foolish, charmingly so