dopey

adjective

variants also dopy
Definition of dopeynext
1
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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as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion we were still dopey from having all those facts and figures thrown at us

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“Dopey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dopey. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.

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