dopey (redirected from dopiness)

dop·ey also dop·y  (dp)

adj. dop·i·er, dop·i·est Slang

1. Dazed or lethargic, as if drugged.

2. Stupid; doltish: a dopey kid.

3. Silly; foolish: a dopey answer.

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dopey, dopy [ˈdəʊpɪ]

adj dopier, dopiest

1. Slang silly

2. Informal half-asleep or in a state of semiconsciousness, as when under the influence of a drug

dopily  adv

dopiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

dopey - having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books" gooselike, goosey, goosy, dopy, foolish, anserine, jerky colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

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dopey dopy

adjective

1. drowsy, dazed, groggy (informal), drugged, muzzy, stupefied, half-asleep, woozy (informal) The medicine always made him feel dopey.

2. (Informal) stupid, simple, slow, thick, silly, foolish, dense, dumb (informal), senseless, goofy (informal), idiotic, dozy (Brit. informal), asinine, dumb-ass (slang) I was so dopey I believed him.

Translations

dopey [ˈdəʊpɪ] ADJ (dopier (compar) (dopiest (superl))) (= drugged) → drogado, colocado; (= fuddled) → atontado; (= stupid) → corto

dopey [ˈdəʊpi] adj

(because of drug, anaesthetic) → comateux/euse

(= sleepy) [person] → à moitié endormi(e)

(= stupid) → abruti(e)

dopey, dopy

adj (+er) (inf: = stupid) → bekloppt (inf), → blöd (inf); (= sleepy, half-drugged) → benommen, benebelt (inf)

dopey [ˈdəʊpɪ] (fam) adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (drugged) → inebetito/a; (stupid) → stupidotto/a; (sleepy) → addormentato/a