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.
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Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
But the goofier parts of Over Your Dead Body offer some hope for the future.
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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.
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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.
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The whole thing was undeniably silly.
Adjective
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And then there are the uptempo perennials that made Highland, California the giddiest place on earth.
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Alpha Camp − Nikki Hru, Maddy Jones, Leiya Pillitteri − had seemed giddy with confidence before the flaming arrow competition.
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.
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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.
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goofy. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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