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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Starring Keanu Reeves, a pre-Iron Man Robert Downey Jr., and an always-game Woody Harrelson, A Scanner Darkly is a fun film that manages to be at turns tense, goofy, and prophetic.
—Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Some of those pardoned included goofy characters, such as Chansley, who seemingly did not arrive at the Capitol intending to overthrow the government but got swept up in the moment.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2025
Even the film’s final stab at horror is goofy at best.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Alongside a video montage of Saget's goofiest and heartwarming moments, Rizzo, 45, paid tribute to her late husband in a lengthy caption.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Brian Smolensky and James Mercadante, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Some of those pardoned included goofy characters, such as Chansley, who seemingly did not arrive at the Capitol intending to overthrow the government but got swept up in the moment.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2025
Even the film’s final stab at horror is goofy at best.
—Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025
Alongside a video montage of Saget's goofiest and heartwarming moments, Rizzo, 45, paid tribute to her late husband in a lengthy caption.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofy. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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