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dopey
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dopey
(adjective)
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dopey
/
ˈ
doʊpi/
adjective
dopier
;
dopeiest
dopey
/
ˈ
doʊpi/
adjective
dopier
;
dopeiest
Learner's definition of DOPEY
[
also more dopey; most dopey
]
informal
1
a
:
feeling the effects of a drug
I'm still a little
dopey
from the painkillers.
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b
:
slow because you are tired
After being up all night I was pretty
dopey
at work.
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2
:
foolish or stupid
a
dopey
movie
He's a little
dopey
.
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