variants
or less commonly dopy
dopier; dopiest
dopiness
noun
Examples of dopey in a Sentence
I'm still a little dopey from the painkillers.
After being up all night I was pretty dopey at work.
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Leitch produced the film, which was a passable Netflix throwaway hampered by dopey B-movie conventions.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2025
In the course of four weeks this summer, with data from only a couple of dozen players, the robot had progressed from dopey beginner to high intermediate.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Not the concept of being dopey, mind you, but the actual character.
—Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
This shy, dopey, lovesick kid should not be responsible for a firearm.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 8 Feb. 2025
In the course of four weeks this summer, with data from only a couple of dozen players, the robot had progressed from dopey beginner to high intermediate.
—James Somers, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Not the concept of being dopey, mind you, but the actual character.
—Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
This shy, dopey, lovesick kid should not be responsible for a firearm.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dopey
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“Dopey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dopey. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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