as in silly
lacking in seriousness or maturity
it's not appropriate to be goofy at a funeral
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Recent Examples of goofy
The result is a portfolio that’s both goofy and monumental: Michael Graves’s Eisner Building (a.k.a.
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
And the show sometimes gets goofy in depicting the personalities and peccadilloes of each faction.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
The Yacht Rock renaissance has breathed new life into the embers of a goofy and louche, but somehow innocent, time in American pop history, when songs were mainly about seduction and breakups.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
Later in the evening, the two musicians posed for photos backstage, serving up some goofy poses and clearly enjoying themselves.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 Dec. 2024
And the show sometimes gets goofy in depicting the personalities and peccadilloes of each faction.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 28 Nov. 2024
The Yacht Rock renaissance has breathed new life into the embers of a goofy and louche, but somehow innocent, time in American pop history, when songs were mainly about seduction and breakups.
—Tom Zoellner, SPIN, 27 Nov. 2024
Later in the evening, the two musicians posed for photos backstage, serving up some goofy poses and clearly enjoying themselves.
—Jack Irvin, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofy
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Packed with silly hijinks, this 2004 comedy also stars Kristin Chenoweth and Kristin Davis.Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Staff take part in silly skits and showcase rare albums that have not been digitized from the station's giant record collection.Meira Gebel, Axios, 16 Dec. 2024
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On 10 nights each season, the Brothers Manning pile into their Monday Night Football sidecar, offering football junkies a bracing dose of hardcore X’s and O’s that’s regularly leavened by an almost giddy irreverence.Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Miss Pettigrew can be a bit too giddy for its own good, but Adams matches that flamboyance at every giggly step.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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With dwindling options, Iran also withdrew its allied militias, recognizing that fighting for Assad would be futile.Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
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This prospect seems likely because the ACLU is poised to pursue the case if the government drops out, making withdrawal by the new Trump administration potentially futile.Catherine Cole, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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