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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To those who dismissed the film as simplistic and dopey, well, that was part of its eternal appeal.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The dweller, like the pilots in the film, made dopey exclamations of awe.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
The dopey armor truck guard is the kind of guy that panics under pressure.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Faced with this existential crisis, Bull gathers his best pals—Rocco, a gruff boxer (Idris Elba); Lucky, a dopey but loyal beagle (Bobby Moynihan); and Fetch, a wannabe influencer dachshund (Fred Armisen)—for one final night of canine mischief.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
The dweller, like the pilots in the film, made dopey exclamations of awe.
—Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
The dopey armor truck guard is the kind of guy that panics under pressure.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Faced with this existential crisis, Bull gathers his best pals—Rocco, a gruff boxer (Idris Elba); Lucky, a dopey but loyal beagle (Bobby Moynihan); and Fetch, a wannabe influencer dachshund (Fred Armisen)—for one final night of canine mischief.
—Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Dopey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dopey. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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