goofier; goofiest
: being ridiculous or mildly ludicrous : silly
a goofy sense of humor
that hat looks goofy
A big lanky loose-jointed kid with long wavy blond hair and a goofy grin …—
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Examples of goofy in a Sentence
She was making goofy faces at us.
goofy charm
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That was the moment when the staff finally got to see the real Walker—the playful, goofy, affectionate dog that had been afraid to come out before.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The fact that the Harkonnen/Atreides feud has been going on for 10,000 years strikes me as fundamentally goofy.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This is a musical that treasures goofy imperfection, a scene where McInnerny does a funny little tap dance, or the joy in Shannon’s hyena cackle.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
But the smartest thing about it was giving it the goofy name of Operation: Italy.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The fact that the Harkonnen/Atreides feud has been going on for 10,000 years strikes me as fundamentally goofy.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
This is a musical that treasures goofy imperfection, a scene where McInnerny does a funny little tap dance, or the joy in Shannon’s hyena cackle.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
But the smartest thing about it was giving it the goofy name of Operation: Italy.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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