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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Plus, the movie is simply too goofy and good-natured for any of its feminist agitation to land.
—Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
As inherently goofy as the practice is—imagine Andy Reid pacing the sidelines in full shoulder-pads-and-helmet regalia, or Mike Brown rocking shorts and a tank top at the Garden—baseball would be diminished in some small way if the managers decided to start wearing street clothes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Step into Lucy Score’s romance universe Score is goofy and humble, ready with a dirty or self-deprecating joke.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
But now starts a new terrible chapter without my smarter, goofier, and relentlessly selfless other half.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
As inherently goofy as the practice is—imagine Andy Reid pacing the sidelines in full shoulder-pads-and-helmet regalia, or Mike Brown rocking shorts and a tank top at the Garden—baseball would be diminished in some small way if the managers decided to start wearing street clothes.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Step into Lucy Score’s romance universe Score is goofy and humble, ready with a dirty or self-deprecating joke.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
But now starts a new terrible chapter without my smarter, goofier, and relentlessly selfless other half.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
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 17 Mar. 2026.
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