variants also dopy
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as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily a sweet but dopey little dog who never learned any tricks

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Examples of dopey in a Sentence

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Recent Examples on the Web The men are dopey and destructive; the women clever and thwarted, with all the good lines and the truly depressing fates. Parul Sehgal, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023 But the students find an acolyte in Henry’s dopey boss, Ron (Ken Marino), who dreams not of fame or fortune but of rise-and-grinding his way to managing a franchise of a soup-centric chain restaurant. Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2023 The key difference, apart from their obvious size disparity, is that Gritty himself is apolitical — his big dopey face just happens to work really well in liberal memes, for reasons that don't make any logical sense but need no explanation on social media. Allison Morrow, CNN, 17 Feb. 2022 The real problem with the album is the complete lack of Hammett solos, which often translates to grueling seven-minute songs with no respite from some of the dopiest lyrics Hetfield has ever sung. Al Shipley, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for dopey 
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Adjective
  • Sofia has taken Francis, and Sal Maroni is right on her heels with a bunch of his goons to give Oz a few whacks with one of his own stupid golf clubs, then down to the trolley station to take over the Bliss operation.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Those in the latter camp are nasty — terrible and stupid!
    Dan Bekerman, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The air was thick and sweet, dazed flies wandering the expanse of it and coming to rest on sugary stains on the counter or humming around the radio.
    Ruby Opalka, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2024
  • Efron appeared dazed for a moment, was taken out of the pool by on-site security and then went to the hospital as a precaution, the website said.
    Asia Moore, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
Adjective
  • Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.
    Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
  • Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.
    Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
Adjective
  • Even if many retailers are slow to catch on to AI’s benefit at the front end, shoppers are finding workarounds.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Big tech is experiencing its slowest earnings growth in six quarters, and the industry hasn’t been immune from mass layoffs, which have surpassed 130,000 cuts this year, including 3,765 across the sector in September, and 528 from DropBox alone announced earlier this week.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • There may also be internal challenges like unclear objectives or miscommunication that have caused a team to become distracted.
    Stephen Spratley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Bring an entirely fresh perspective and identify a weakness the industry is too distracted to see. 2.
    Patrick Shorb, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • When nature reclaims what’s left of once thriving civilizations, scientists are increasingly turning to remote sensing to peer through dense vegetation.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
  • It was reasonably concluded that the bears were most likely the explanation for many of these sightings, especially in areas where their population is dense.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • As confused as Andy sawing a rope with the wrong end of the saw.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Tatman was left confused after her procedure and wanted to know if other people had experienced the same thing.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
Adjective
  • There this brilliant but bewildered scientist gets cornered by a plutocrat with impertinent questions.
    Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Lewis Pullman, who stars as the bewildered Bob, is new to the supervillain force.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024

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“Dopey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dopey. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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