Dopey (Adjective)
Meaning
Having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Usages
Examples
- He looked so dopey with that ridiculous grin on his face, stumbling around like he was in a daze.
- Her dopey attempt at telling a joke fell flat, with only a few awkward chuckles from the audience.
- The teacher was disappointed with the dopey answer the student gave, clearly showing he hadn't done his homework.
- My little brother can be so dopey sometimes, like when he tried to "cook" a frozen pizza in the microwave without removing the plastic wrap.
- The professor scoffed at the student's dopey idea about rewriting classic novels to make them more "relatable" to modern audiences.