dopey

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• Dopey — Dop ey, Dopy Dop y, a. 1. stupid; as, a dopy kid. [Colloq.] Syn: cloddish, doltish. [PJC] 2. [affected by {dope[2]}.] dulled or stupefied by alcohol or narcotics; sluggish or dull as though under the influence of a narcotic. [Slang] [Webster 1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dopey — one of the seven ↑dwarfs in the story of ↑Snow White. He is called Dopey because he is rather stupid …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dopey — 1896, from DOPE (Cf. dope) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

• dopey — [adj] stupid comatose, dense, dumb, foolish, heavy, hebetudinous, idiotic, lethargic, senseless, silly, simple, slow, sluggish, slumberish, thick, torpid; concept 402 Ant. brainy, intelligent, sensible, smart …   New thesaurus

• dopey — (also dopy) ► ADJECTIVE (dopier, dopiest) informal 1) stupefied by sleep or a drug. 2) idiotic. DERIVATIVES dopily adverb dopiness noun …   English terms dictionary

• dopey — or dopy [dō′pē] adj. dopier, dopiest Informal ☆ 1. under the influence of a narcotic 2. mentally slow or confused; lethargic or stupid 3. silly, ridiculous, etc. dopiness n …   English World dictionary

• dopey —    This can be used to someone who is acting as if under the influence of dope, or a drug which causes sleepiness. Since such a person is not thinking clearly, the word also implies stupidity. ‘Dopey’ can be a mild insult, almost an endearment… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• dopey — 1. mod. stupid. □ What a dopey guy! D That was a dopey thing to do. 2. mod. sleepy. □ I feel sort of dopey. □ The soft music made him dopey. 3 …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• Dopey — The term dopey means stupid, foolish, or clumsy. It may refer to: Dopey, a character in Disney s 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Dopey (Land of the Lost), an episode of the 1974 U.S. TV series Land of the Lost Benjamin Fein (also known… …   Wikipedia

• dopey — UK [ˈdəʊpɪ] / US [ˈdoʊpɪ] adjective Word forms dopey : adjective dopey comparative dopier superlative dopiest informal 1) stupid He s a really dopey child. 2) feeling tired and not able to think quickly, especially because you have been given… …   English dictionary

• dopey — [[t]do͟ʊpi[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is dopey is sleepy, as though they have been drugged. The medicine always made him feel dopey and unable to concentrate. Syn: groggy 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as dopey, you mean… …   English dictionary