goofy
adjective
ridiculous; silly; wacky; nutty.
goofiness
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a word derived from
goofy.
Example Sentences
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Finnegan is a shaggy black rescue dog who, for all his good-natured goofiness, carries the guilt and shame of being abandoned by his first owner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Glimpses of that ghoulishness arrive in scenes where Orlok is plaguing Ellen, but when he’s hunting and not haunting, Skarsgård overextends himself to the point it veers on goofiness.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024
While the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place over the weekend, may have been shrouded in serious news, comedian John Oliver still managed to relish in the annual international competition's inherent goofiness.
From Salon ● May 13, 2024
But it took until 2015, when the prequel Yakuza 0 was released, for the franchise’s earnest goofiness — the games unexpectedly switch between simulation, melodrama, satire and parody — to break through in America.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Alex, of course, still thinks it’s spectacularly funny to pretend to trip almost every time he sees me, but his goofiness doesn’t bother me today, because it’s the last day before winter break.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
