dopey

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdoʊpi/ UK /ˈdəʊpi/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
dull or stupefied, as if drugged; foolish

The medication left her feeling dopey all afternoon.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · dull or stupefied, as if... groggysluggish stupid foolish dazed lethargicmuddled

Opposites

alert sharp clever lively

Word family

Derived forms dopilydopiness

Related forms dope

Etymology

From dope (in the sense of drug or stupefying preparation) + -y; originally meaning stupefied as if by a drug.

doop Dutch

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dopey

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈdoʊpi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈdəʊpi/

## Meanings
1. dull or stupefied, as if drugged; foolish

## Examples
- The medication left her feeling dopey all afternoon.

## Synonyms
- groggy
- sluggish
- stupid
- foolish
- dazed
- lethargic
- muddled

## Antonyms
- alert
- sharp
- clever
- lively

## Derived Forms
- dopily
- dopiness

## Related Forms
- dope

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: doop

## Etymology
From dope (in the sense of drug or stupefying preparation) + -y; originally meaning stupefied as if by a drug.

## AI Etymology
Dopey is from dope (in the sense of drug or stupefying preparation) + -y; originally meaning stupefied as if by a drug. Important recorded forms include doop (Dutch). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers dull or stupefied, as if drugged; foolish. The wider family includes derived forms such as dopily and dopiness and related words such as dope.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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