dopey
Americanadjective
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stupid; inane.
It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
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sluggish or befuddled from or as from the use of narcotics or alcohol.
adjective
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slang silly
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informal half-asleep or in a state of semiconsciousness, as when under the influence of a drug
Other Word Forms
- dopeyness noun
- dopily adverb
- dopiness noun
Etymology
Origin of dopey
Example Sentences
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But Stokes' men have been careless, loose and downright dopey.
From BBC
Even when it gets dopey, “Manhunt” is still engrossing — fun, even.
From New York Times
It’s just as much a silhouette, but he looks more like a dopey tourist than a stone-cold killer.
From Seattle Times
Here, with his dopey expressions fused to a satyr’s body, he makes you nervous the way Malcolm McDowell did after he was reformed in “A Clockwork Orange.”
From Los Angeles Times
"She was used to a dopey shire and was taken aback by these foals zooming around her."
From BBC
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