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 …—
Garrison Keillor
Garrison KeillorExamples of goofy in a Sentence
She was making goofy faces at us.
goofy charm
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Because the words on the paper are goofy!
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Trish Stinger, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2025
Gangly giraffes punctuated the grasslands like goofy exclamation points.
—The Editors, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
Because the words on the paper are goofy!
—Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2025
What could have been a really terrifying and unsettling scene, especially as the dead-eyed sheep stares ominously back at them, becomes just another goofy moment.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for goofy
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofy. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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