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dopey
adjective dop·ey \ˈdō-pē\
: feeling the effects of a drug
: slow because you are tired
: foolish or stupid
dop·i·erdop·i·est
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Variants of DOPEY
dop·ey also dopy \ˈdō-pē\
First Known Use of DOPEY
1896
Related to DOPEY
- Synonyms
- airheaded, birdbrained, bonehead, boneheaded, brain-dead, brainless, bubbleheaded, chuckleheaded, dense, dim, dim-witted, doltish, stupid (also dopy), dorky [slang], dull, dumb, dunderheaded, empty-headed, fatuous, gormless [chiefly British], half-witted, knuckleheaded, lamebrain (or lamebrained), lunkheaded, mindless, oafish, obtuse, opaque, pinheaded, senseless, simple, slow, slow-witted, soft, softheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-witted, unintelligent, unsmart, vacuous, weak-minded, witless
- Antonyms
- apt, brainy, bright, brilliant, clever, fast, hyperintelligent, intelligent, keen, nimble, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart, supersmart, ultrasmart
DOPINESS Defined for Kids
dopey
adjective dop·ey \ˈdō-pē\
dop·i·erdop·i·est
Definition of DOPEY for Kids
1
: lacking alertness and activity <I feel dopey early in the morning.>
2
: stupid 2 <a dopey remark>
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