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goofy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun goofy has 1 sense
- goofy(n = noun.person) Array - a cartoon character created by Walt Disney; Array is a kind of character, fictional character, fictitious character
Adjective goofy has 1 sense
- goofy(s = adj.all) cockamamie, cockamamy, sappy, silly, wacky, whacky, zany - ludicrous, foolish; "gave me a cockamamie reason for not going"; "wore a goofy hat"; "a silly idea"; "some wacky plan for selling more books" Derived forms noun goof2, noun goof1
CIDE DICTIONARY
goofy, adj.
foolish and silly, or appearing silly; as, he wore a goofy hat. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
goofy, adj. (goofier, goofiest)
1 stupid, silly, daft.
2 having protruding or crooked front teeth.
1 stupid, silly, daft.
2 having protruding or crooked front teeth.
Derivative
goofily adv. goofiness n.
THESAURUS
goofy
apish, asinine, balmy, bananas, barmy, bats, batty, beany, befooled, beguiled, besotted, bonkers, brainless, buffoonish, buggy, bughouse, bugs, cockeyed, crackers, crazy, credulous, cuckoo, daffy, daft, dazed, dippy, dizzy, doting, dotty, dumb, fatuitous, fatuous, flaky, flipped, fond, fool, foolheaded, foolish, freaked-out, fruitcakey, fruity, fuddled, futile, gaga, gulled, haywire, idiotic, imbecile, inane, inept, infatuated, insane, just plain nuts, kooky, loony, loopy, mad, maudlin, moronic, nuts, nutty, off the hinges, off the track, off the wall, potty, round the bend, sappy, screwball, screwballs, screwy, senseless, sentimental, silly, slaphappy, stupid, thoughtless, wacky, wet, witless
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