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Definition of “dopey

dopey or dopy(ˈdəʊpɪPronunciation for )

Definitions

adjective

Word forms: dopier, dopiest
  1. slang silly
  2. informal half-asleep or in a state of semiconsciousness, as when under the influence of a drug

Alternative Forms

ˈdopily adverb ˈdopiness noun

Usage examples

  • But don't have a glass of wine or anything with them, or you'll feel dopey in the morning.
    Cathy Kelly, JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
  • Seidel suggests that the deaths might be related to ` dopey calf syndrome".
    New Scientist (1998)
  • One of them asks a softly dopey question about the "glam" nature of Intolerable Cruelty.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • How unusually dopey of Tone to permit a mammoth power base to exist close to his own!
    Sun, News of the World (1999)
  • Behaviour: You may appear lethargic, slow, clumsy and may look dopey and sad to outsiders.
    Wallace, Louise M & Bundy, Christine, Coping with Angina (1990)

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