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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Not the concept of being dopey, mind you, but the actual character.
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Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
This shy, dopey, lovesick kid should not be responsible for a firearm.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
But Little Else Not even veteran action-master Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye) can’t fix this dopey script.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Aerosmith' Airdate: Feb. 17, 1990 Myers and Carvey’s sweet, dopey, rock-loving cable-access teens spawned two movies and a slew of sketches set in Wayne’s shag-rugged basement.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2016
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Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2025
This shy, dopey, lovesick kid should not be responsible for a firearm.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025
But Little Else Not even veteran action-master Martin Campbell (Casino Royale, GoldenEye) can’t fix this dopey script.
—Britina Cheng, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Aerosmith' Airdate: Feb. 17, 1990 Myers and Carvey’s sweet, dopey, rock-loving cable-access teens spawned two movies and a slew of sketches set in Wayne’s shag-rugged basement.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2016
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 31 Mar. 2025.
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