Dopey

Pronunciation: /ˈdoʊpi/

Definitions of dopey

adjective describes someone who is silly or foolish

Example Sentences

A1 The dopey puppy wagged its tail happily.

A2 She felt dopey after taking the cold medicine.

B1 The dopey character in the movie provided comic relief.

B2 His dopey behavior at the party embarrassed his friends.

C1 The CEO's dopey decision led to a decrease in company profits.

C2 Despite his dopey appearance, he was actually a brilliant scientist.

Examples of dopey in a Sentence

formal The dopey student struggled to stay focused during the lecture.

informal My brother can be so dopey sometimes, always forgetting where he put his keys.

slang I felt so dopey after staying up all night playing video games.

figurative The old man had a dopey grin on his face as he reminisced about his youth.

Grammatical Forms of dopey

• past tense: doped
• plural: dopeys
• comparative: dopier
• superlative: dopeiest
• present tense: dope
• future tense: will dope
• perfect tense: have doped
• continuous tense: is doping
• singular: dopey
• positive degree: dopey
• infinitive: to dope
• gerund: doping
• participle: doping

Origin and Evolution of dopey

First Known Use: 1938 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The word 'dopey' is believed to have originated as a slang term in the United States.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe someone who was sluggish or slow-witted, the term 'dopey' has evolved to also convey a sense of being dazed or disoriented, often as a result of drug use or exhaustion.