Goof vs Wonderful - What's the difference?
goof | wonderful |
(US) A mistake or error,
# (US, cinematography) An error made during production which finds its way into the final release.
(US) A foolish and/or silly person; a goofball.
A child molester.
(US) To make a mistake.
(US) To engage in mischief.
Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.
* 1992 , Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety , Harper Perennial 2007, p. 278:
Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 29
, author=Nathan Rabin
, title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)
As a noun goof
is (us) a mistake or error,.As a verb goof
is (us) to make a mistake.As an adjective wonderful is
tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.goof
English
Noun
(en noun)- I made a goof in that last calculation.
- Your little brother is a total goof .
Synonyms
* (error) blooper, boo-boo, error, faux pas, fluff, gaffe, lapse, mistake, slip, stumble, thinko * See alsoVerb
(en verb)- It's my fault: I goofed.
- We were just goofing by painting the neighbors cat green.
Synonyms
* See alsoDerived terms
(terms derived from goof) * goof around * goof off * goof-off * goof up * goofball * goofywonderful
English
Alternative forms
* wonderfool (eye dialect), woonderful (eye dialect), wonderfull (archaic), wondreful (obsolete), wondrefull (obsolete)Adjective
(en-adj)- He is massively corrupt. It is wonderful how the man's popularity survives.
- They served a wonderful six-course meal.
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