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dopey

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dop⋅ey

[doh-pee]
–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.
Also, dopy.


Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; dope + -y 1


dop⋅i⋅ness, dop⋅ey⋅ness, noun
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dop·ey also dop·y   (dō'pē)   
adj.   dop·i·er, dop·i·est Slang
  1. Dazed or lethargic, as if drugged.

  2. Stupid; doltish: a dopey kid.

  3. Silly; foolish: a dopey answer.

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