"bedaft" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more bedaft [comparative], most bedaft [superlative]
Etymology: From bedaff (“to befool, make a fool of”) + -t (past tense ending). Etymology templates: {{af|en|bedaff|-t|pos2=past tense ending|t1=to befool, make a fool of}} bedaff (“to befool, make a fool of”) + -t (past tense ending) Head templates: {{en-adj}} bedaft (comparative more bedaft, superlative most bedaft)
  1. (archaic) Stupid; foolish; dim-witted. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-bedaft-en-adj-xdgBNMNZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -t

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