Meaning & use
goofy
Silly, awkward, or foolish in a good-natured, endearing way.
See it in a sentence
He made a goofy face at the baby, who burst into giggles.
Their goofy sense of humor made even the longest meetings bearable.
A note on using this word
Goofy is informal and almost always affectionate rather than insulting, unlike harsher words for foolishness.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
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