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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Enough to hope incoming Vanderbilt recruit Chandler Bing is ready for some of the goofy questions coming his way and can pivot to basketball.
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Regardless, this will be a goofy offseason, so strap in for a sea of rumors and postulations.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Maxim, 'The Legend of Ochi' (2025) Wielding shoddy armor and sword, Dafoe brings a goofy but tender spirit to a blowhard dad who leads a group of local boys to hunt and fear mythic (and adorable) creatures known as the Ochi.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Everything goofy and unconvincing about The Accountant is compounded here.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
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Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Regardless, this will be a goofy offseason, so strap in for a sea of rumors and postulations.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Maxim, 'The Legend of Ochi' (2025) Wielding shoddy armor and sword, Dafoe brings a goofy but tender spirit to a blowhard dad who leads a group of local boys to hunt and fear mythic (and adorable) creatures known as the Ochi.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
Everything goofy and unconvincing about The Accountant is compounded here.
—A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofy. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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