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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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
Eddie and Venom’s relationship is goofy bordering on insane, and the limitations do indeed start to show in The Last Dance.
—James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
There is no ignoring the goofy aesthetics of the puffy, blobby Guardian Caps.
—Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
This story of a man (Hanks) who decides to kill himself by throwing himself into a volcano before being interrupted by a series of increasingly odd events has its own goofy rhythm that Hanks steadies and smooths out, though maybe a little too much.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
Eddie and Venom’s relationship is goofy bordering on insane, and the limitations do indeed start to show in The Last Dance.
—James Grebey, TIME, 25 Oct. 2024
There is no ignoring the goofy aesthetics of the puffy, blobby Guardian Caps.
—Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
This story of a man (Hanks) who decides to kill himself by throwing himself into a volcano before being interrupted by a series of increasingly odd events has its own goofy rhythm that Hanks steadies and smooths out, though maybe a little too much.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofy. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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