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Word entry · 5 letters

goofy

Best crossword clue

"awkwardly foolish"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡuːfi/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted fgooyStarts with GEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
1G2O3O4F5Y

Definitions

  1. Silly, awkward, or foolish in a harmless way.

Word origin

From goof (“foolish and/or silly person”, noun) + -y (suffix forming adjectives with the sense form ‘having the quality of’; and forming informal nouns denoting associated persons or things).

Used in a sentence

  • You've got a goofy but an inspired face. Understanding just washes over it.
  • Glorious attacking and goofy defending: here was a match that encapsulated the madcap appeal of this season's Premier League.
  • It was eleven when we reached the mines, on our last drop of gas. High altitude. […] "Now, don't be one of those goofies who think they must be sick, just because they are a few feet up in the air."

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