dopey

or dop·y

[ doh-pee ]
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adjective,dop·i·er, dop·i·est.Informal.
  1. stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.

  2. sluggish or befuddled from or as from the use of narcotics or alcohol.

Origin of dopey

1
An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; dope + -y1

Other words from dopey

  • dop·i·ness, dop·ey·ness, noun

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How to use dopey in a sentence

  • It was some hot out there on the water, son, and Im inclined to be dopy.

  • I tell you it's all worked out, Jenkins—all figured out while you were dopy in your bunk.

    The Wreck of the Titan | Morgan Robertson
  • The dopy cook scuffled to his feet and stumbled over to the rail, hung there, peering intently southward.

    The Cruise of the Dry Dock | T. S. Stribling
  • Beneath that dopy somnolence of manner his senses were alert and his eyes were usually the first to see distant game.

    In Africa | John T. McCutcheon
  • I was thinkin of you an gettin kind of dopy when some one says over the fone "This is the General."

    "That's me all over, Mable" | Edward Streeter

British Dictionary definitions for dopey

dopey

dopy

/ (ˈdəʊpɪ) /


adjectivedopier or dopiest
  1. slang silly

  2. informal half-asleep or in a state of semiconsciousness, as when under the influence of a drug

Derived forms of dopey

  • dopily, adverb
  • dopiness, noun

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