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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May is a really warm-hearted, slightly goofy, very entertaining person to be around, and the character of Zaki has this control to her. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026 But the sketch is the same goofy girl as in my mirror—V-neck T-shirt, wide forehead, low ponytail showing my ear piercings. —Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 With respect to any of the real deaths on display in the 1978 Faces of Death, the movie is mostly just goofy. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 Things go from bad to worse when cast member Kam Patterson shows up with a goofy notion of his own. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goofy
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026 But the sketch is the same goofy girl as in my mirror—V-neck T-shirt, wide forehead, low ponytail showing my ear piercings. —Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 With respect to any of the real deaths on display in the 1978 Faces of Death, the movie is mostly just goofy. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 Things go from bad to worse when cast member Kam Patterson shows up with a goofy notion of his own. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for goofy
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/goofy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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