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 …—
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She was making goofy faces at us.
goofy charm
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As his goofy face is soon detached from the rest of his body and tossed around the room like a hot potato, blood spraying in all directions, the class is left traumatized and Mr. Bunting’s dismissal suddenly starts to feel slightly warranted.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
The premise: Jim (Will Ferrell) is a goofy widowed dad whose daughter Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan) has gotten engaged; Margot (Reese Witherspoon) is an uptight businesswoman whose younger sister Neve (Meredith Hagner) has gotten engaged.
—Moira MacDonald / Seattle Times, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
In the reel, he can be seen playing, dancing, and just generally being goofy with their kids.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Jan. 2025
More often, however, Jim tends toward the unlikable – with Jenni a smidge more tolerable – which is not a type that fits the endearingly goofy Ferrell at all.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
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Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025
The premise: Jim (Will Ferrell) is a goofy widowed dad whose daughter Jenni (Geraldine Viswanathan) has gotten engaged; Margot (Reese Witherspoon) is an uptight businesswoman whose younger sister Neve (Meredith Hagner) has gotten engaged.
—Moira MacDonald / Seattle Times, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
In the reel, he can be seen playing, dancing, and just generally being goofy with their kids.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Jan. 2025
More often, however, Jim tends toward the unlikable – with Jenni a smidge more tolerable – which is not a type that fits the endearingly goofy Ferrell at all.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Goofy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goofy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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