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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Despite his breed, which is often viewed as scary and aggressive, Jack has a happy and goofy personality.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
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As Buffy’s bafoonish brother, Dave Sheridan played an unlikely killer (though Doofy ends up being far less goofy than originally expected).
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
In the delightfully goofy comedy, tween girl Stevie and little brother Elliott are on a mission to find the Sandman and make a wish to keep their parents together, with the help of a sarcastic one-eyed plush giraffe named Baloney Tony.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
One of two 2011 movies in which Lawrence plays Anton Yelchin’s love interest, The Beaver saddles her with the role of Norah, a classmate of Yelchin’s who happens to be the valedictorian and a cheerleader and an artist and super-goofy and deeply sensitive.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2025
As Buffy’s bafoonish brother, Dave Sheridan played an unlikely killer (though Doofy ends up being far less goofy than originally expected).
—Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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