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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The concept was already mildly stale in 1983; in 2026, jokes about Nate learning to use a toaster or a GPS come off as well past their expiration date, no matter how earnestly dopey a performance Bargatze gives.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Originally, the dopey jock role had been filled by actor Steven Ford.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Well, this overly gauzy, sentimental, dull period romance hasn’t gotten any less dopey now that Nicolas Cage has been, well, Nicolas Cage for the last 20 years.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
The closest thing to a lull in the ceaseless stream of dopey humor is the songs, which can be charming but generally don’t try to be amusing at all.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Originally, the dopey jock role had been filled by actor Steven Ford.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Well, this overly gauzy, sentimental, dull period romance hasn’t gotten any less dopey now that Nicolas Cage has been, well, Nicolas Cage for the last 20 years.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
The closest thing to a lull in the ceaseless stream of dopey humor is the songs, which can be charming but generally don’t try to be amusing at all.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2026
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“Dopey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dopey. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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