goofy

adjective \ ˈgü-fē \

|Updated on: 16 Jun 2018

Examples: goofy in a Sentence

goofier; goofiest

: being crazy, ridiculous, or mildly ludicrous : silly

a goofy sense of humor

that hat looks goofy

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goofily

play \ˈgü-fə-lē\ adverb

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goofiness

play \ˈgü-fē-nəs\ noun

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Examples of goofy in a Sentence

She was making goofy faces at us in class.
an actress known for her goofy charm

Recent Examples of goofy from the Web

Pearce swirls all these fun elements (every actor is giving a loose, goofy performance) together in his cocktail shaker, also adding Zachary Quinto as the Wolf King’s impetuous son, and Dave Bautista as Jean’s heavyset bodyguard Everest.

— david sims, The Atlantic, "Hotel Artemis Wastes Its Cult-Classic Potential," 8 June 2018
But here's what makes the movie more than the typical goofy crime-gone-wrong story.

— bill goodykoontz, azcentral, "Intriguing 'American Animals' examines memory, guilt," 7 June 2018
David Harbour is known on-screen as Jim Hopper in Netflix's Stranger Things, and off-screen as a goofy dude with a knack for dad jokes, which is why his recent reveal is so surprising and important.

— kathryn lindsay, refinery29.com, "David Harbour Opens Up About Bipolar Diagnosis & His Time In A Mental Asylum," 6 June 2018
The result is an hour of goofy pop-culture popcorn with just a dusting of techno-menace.

— michael andor brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, "Fox trots out game shows updated for the app age," 5 June 2018
Back then, Ohanian was ungainly and clean-shaven, and he was often photographed in a hoodie and with a goofy smile.

— jane mayer, The New Yorker, "Reddit and the Struggle to Detoxify the Internet," 12 Mar. 2018
As Richard, Claflin embraces his goofiest Brit-self, bringing a portrayal that is both affable and charming, but allows Woodley to shine.

— refinery29.com, "Adrift Review: A Brutal Tale Of Female Survival," 31 May 2018
Unsurprisingly, Nick Young, one of the goofiest guys on the Warriors, had fun talking about social media burner accounts at NBA Finals media day on Wednesday.

— alysha tsuji, For The Win, "Nick Young jokes NBA execs caught with burner accounts should say they were hacked," 30 May 2018
Tag and Bink were introduced in a series of comics as the Star Wars equivalent of Hamlet’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern—two goofy minor characters fumbling around in the background of the biggest moments of the Star Wars universe.

— scott meslow, GQ, "Solo: A Star Wars Story: Everything You Might Have Missed," 26 May 2018

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