goosey

An old-fashioned adjective meaning foolish, silly, or simple-minded; also used to describe someone who is nervous or jumpy.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das dumm, einfältig oder töricht bedeutet; es wird auch für einen nervösen oder schreckhaften Menschen verwendet.

1. Stupid or silly B2 informal

   Having or revealing a lack of intelligence or good judgment; foolish.

   • That was a goosey idea to jump into the pool fully clothed.
   • He made a goosey mistake by forgetting the meeting entirely.
   • Don't be so goosey; think before you act.

   🇩🇪Dumm

   Synonyme: daftdizzyempty-headedfeatherbrainedfoolishgiddyharebrainedscatterbrainedsillystupid

   Antonyme: cleverintelligentsmartwise

2. Nervous or jumpy C1 informal

   Feeling uneasy, apprehensive, or causing a feeling of goosebumps.

   • The horror movie made me feel all goosey inside.
   • She gets goosey before every exam, no matter how prepared she is.
   • Walking alone in the dark always makes him feel goosey.

   🇩🇪Nervös oder schreckhaft

   Synonyme: anxiousapprehensiveedgyjumpynervousskittishuneasy

   Antonyme: calmcomposedrelaxedunperturbed

• goosier comparative form
• goosiest superlative form