Antonyms for goody-goody


Grammar : Adj
Spell : goo d-ee-goo d-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʊd iˈgʊd i


Definition of goody-goody

  • adj straight-laced
Example sentences :
  • "You're getting quite too goody-goody," laughed Irene in an excited voice.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade
  • She's not a bit a goody-goody; I'd just hate her like anything if she were.
  • Extract from : « A Modern Tomboy » by L. T. Meade
  • One said contemptuously, "Oh, you're a goody-goody, parson!"
  • Extract from : « The Transformation of Job » by Frederick Vining Fisher
  • David Archer takes him off, too, with his saintliness and goody-goody airs.
  • Extract from : « Girls of the True Blue » by L. T. Meade
  • Jarney, the goody-goody, must be made to pay for big knocking.
  • Extract from : « Edith and John » by Franklin S. Farquhar
  • They was afraid they'd soil their goody-goody hands, I s'pose.
  • Extract from : « The Morning Glory Club » by George A. Kyle
  • Now, I reckon you know I ain't one of these goody-goody sports.
  • Extract from : « Motor Matt; or, The King of the Wheel » by Stanley R. Matthews
  • Why, Molly, you always do right; what in the world are you turning so goody-goody for?
  • Extract from : « Girls New and Old » by L. T. Meade
  • Youre just like the goody-goody, awfully learned boys of the story-book.
  • Extract from : « The Lady of the Forest » by L. T. Meade
  • The patient seems to have been rather shy and goody-goody in disposition.
  • Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

Synonyms for goody-goody

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