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
Where Iain was tart, Hoffman was goofy and glib, using the jokey pitch modulations of a fake talk-show host to let viewers know that the Islanders’ doings were ridiculous.
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Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Melissa Storbakken says her brother is kind, goofy and full of life.
—Frankie McLister, CBS News, 17 May 2026
But the goofier parts of Over Your Dead Body offer some hope for the future.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Japanese quartet take Ra’s skein of electronic noise as a starting point, wrapping it in a sizzling no wave funk beat, vocals that veer between incantatory and goofy, and bewitching mandalas of chimes and gongs.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026
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Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026
Melissa Storbakken says her brother is kind, goofy and full of life.
—Frankie McLister, CBS News, 17 May 2026
But the goofier parts of Over Your Dead Body offer some hope for the future.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
The Japanese quartet take Ra’s skein of electronic noise as a starting point, wrapping it in a sizzling no wave funk beat, vocals that veer between incantatory and goofy, and bewitching mandalas of chimes and gongs.
—Reed Jackson, SPIN, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goofy
Adjective
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When it’s done well, the audience doesn’t realize that’s what’s happening; this story is super-silly and the characters actually just got a little bit closer.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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The whole thing was undeniably silly.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Wayne Brady, Billy Porter and Harvey Fierstein are giddy with excitement for the preview of their upcoming production Encores!—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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The future shotstopper was out the door and sprinting in giddy celebration up a street near Bloemfontein before the players had even begun their shimmy.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Fahd, cradling his bloodied baby, pressing his hand to Sam’s head in a futile attempt to staunch the bleeding.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The suit recounts the rapid deterioration — and futile attempts to salvage — what for a long time had been a mutually beneficial professional and artistic partnership.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
12 June 2026
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofy. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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