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GOOFY
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Irregular inflected forms: goofier , goofiest
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cartoon character created by Walt Disney
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ludicrous, foolish
Example:
some wacky plan for selling more books
Synonyms:
goofy; silly; wacky; whacky; zany
Classified under:
Similar:
foolish (devoid of good sense or judgment)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Derivation:
goof (a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior)
goof (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
