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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This Is Spinal Tap stars Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, and Michael McKean as the core members of Spinal Tap, a dopey metal band with some killer riffs and an unfortunate habit of killing drummers.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
At the same time, she becomes threatened by a minor scandal involving her dopey husband (Jack Lowden), all while dealing with her dysfunctional family, including the serial-cheater father (Woody Harrelson) who reenters her life and a brother (Spike Fearn) who has become something of a hermit.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
In September, donning a dopey pair of smart glasses, the head of Meta got onstage for a live demo of the company’s latest wearables and A.I. products.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
VanTuyle wound up doing the walrus voice for the final version of the movie, which just might make the tusk, whiskered, somewhat dopey and pleasingly rotund character a star.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 2025
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 2025
At the same time, she becomes threatened by a minor scandal involving her dopey husband (Jack Lowden), all while dealing with her dysfunctional family, including the serial-cheater father (Woody Harrelson) who reenters her life and a brother (Spike Fearn) who has become something of a hermit.
—Esther Zuckerman, Time, 12 Dec. 2025
In September, donning a dopey pair of smart glasses, the head of Meta got onstage for a live demo of the company’s latest wearables and A.I. products.
—Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
VanTuyle wound up doing the walrus voice for the final version of the movie, which just might make the tusk, whiskered, somewhat dopey and pleasingly rotund character a star.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 26 Nov. 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 Dec. 2025.
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