as in dumb
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
kept getting typecast as the hero's dorky sidekick
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Recent Examples of dorky
Krypto, who was introduced in 1955, is one of the latter, and Gunn uses him to emphasize how fallible his take on the Man of Steel is going to be, as well as to signal how wonderfully dorky and earnest his movie is about to get.
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Family gatherings and backstage meetings show McBride’s vulnerability, dorky sense of humor and general passion for the political process.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
In the finished series, Cooper plays Justin with a wide-eyed, dorky earnestness.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 May 2025
Some are kind of dorky; others are raunchy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Family gatherings and backstage meetings show McBride’s vulnerability, dorky sense of humor and general passion for the political process.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
In the finished series, Cooper plays Justin with a wide-eyed, dorky earnestness.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 8 May 2025
Some are kind of dorky; others are raunchy.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorky
Adjective
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Free speech covers the jokes, the satire, the parodies—even the dumb, crass, or offensive ones.—
Lizz Winstead,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
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On the flipside, Kimmel, like everyone else with a boss, is not protected against saying dumb stuff and getting fired.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The real star of this episode, however, was Gretchen Christine Beauté and her stupid Lara Croft outfit.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Among the colorful cast of rogues, villains, queens and clergymen, Andre The Giant stands out as the young suitor’s kind-hearted but stupid brute.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
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The slow start that Mayfield is alluding to has to do with the Buccaneers only scoring two field goals through the first half, and scoring their first touchdown well into the third quarter.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Construction in the section of Jackson Park, often described as Chicago’s equivalent of Central Park, has been slow.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Don’t pull over in the roundabout Roundabouts with a single lane of traffic in each direction are fairly simple – yield to traffic in the roundabout, wait for a gap in traffic and go through, Bryson said.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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This can be as simple as bodyweight movements, resistance bands or dumbbells, focusing on compound/functional movements like squats, pushes and pulls.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Some models suggest that K2-18b is a hycean world — an ocean planet with a thick atmosphere of hydrogen — and the signature of dimethyl sulfide was detected by the James Webb Space Telescope.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Its fabric is thick but not too heavy, according to reviewers, which is great for someone like me whose body temperature fluctuates constantly.—
Melody Kazel,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Dorky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorky. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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