GOOFY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected forms: goofier , goofiest

Meaning:

A cartoon character created by Walt Disney

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

character; fictional character; fictitious character (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story))

Meaning:

Ludicrous, foolish

Example:

some wacky plan for selling more books

Synonyms:

goofy; silly; wacky; whacky; zany

Classified under:

Adjectives

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)