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dopy

dopy

1 7.2
Silly and slow to understand things
  • adjective
  • /ˈdoʊpi/
  • Offensive
: tonto
  • He felt quite dopy after staying up all night.

Examples

  • She felt dopy after staying up all night watching movies.

  • He made a dopy mistake on his math test.

  • That was a really dopy idea, and it didn't work at all.

  • Don't be so dopy!

  • His dopy remarks during the meeting made everyone laugh at his lack of seriousness.

  • She often found herself in dopy situations due to her silly choices.

  • Trying to solve that puzzle without any help was a dopy decision on his part.

Synonyms

silly
vsdopy
976 1.0

Not sensible and often a little foolish

is similar but may stress a lack of intelligence more
foolish
vsdopy
505 1.3

Not showing good sense and making unwise choices

leans more toward blunt lack of intelligence rather than poor judgment
dopey
vsdopy
  • Offensive
19 6.7

Not very smart and likely to act in a silly way

is the same idea but slightly less blunt in tone
boneheaded
vsdopy
  • Offensive
8 8.0

Very stupid and not thinking clearly

is similar but can be milder and less insulting
dippy
vsdopy
  • Informal
5 8.2

Being silly and a little strange in a friendly way

implies actual low intelligence rather than eccentric harmlessness
ditzy
vsdopy
  • Informal
5 8.2

Silly and a little forgetful in a friendly way

is less charming and more about lacking real intelligence
barmy
vsdopy
  • UK
3 8.2

Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless

is more about simple lack of smarts rather than amusement
goosey
vsdopy
  • Informal
2 9.8

Silly in a way that shows bad judgment

is similar but often used more playfully or mild
ditsy
vsdopy
  • Informal
1 7.2

Being silly and forgetful but not serious

focuses more on plain foolishness or lacking intelligence
doltish
vsdopy
  • Offensive
1 9.3

Not very smart and acting in a foolish way

is more general foolishness rather than specifically slow thinking
gormless
vsdopy
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Someone who is not smart and slow to understand

is broader, covering simple foolish acts not low energy
chumpy
vsdopy
  • Informal
1 8.9

A little silly in a harmless, often funny way

can be more negative, stressing actual lack of intelligence
daffy
vsdopy
  • Informal
1 8.4

Acting silly and slightly crazy in a harmless way

implies more genuine lack of intelligence rather than amusing oddness
goosy
vsdopy
  • Informal
1 9.9

Being silly and not thinking clearly

is broader, including simple silliness as well as poor judgment
goony
vsdopy
  • Informal
1 8.9

Silly and awkward in a clumsy, funny way

refers more to lack of intelligence rather than clumsiness
dappy
vsdopy
  • UK
1 9.9

Feeling silly and cheerful in a light, slightly confused way

refers more to pure foolishness and low mental sharpness
anserine
vsdopy
  • Offensive
9.9

Very foolish and showing little common sense

is the same basic idea but more neutral in feeling
duncish
vsdopy
  • Offensive
9.9

Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly

covers general foolishness not only slow comprehension
duncical
vsdopy
  • Offensive
9.9

Very foolish and showing little sense

applies more widely to silly or unintelligent behaviour
gooselike
vsdopy
  • Offensive
9.4

Silly and acting in a foolish, awkward way

is the same idea but less focused on manner

Antonyms

∞ 1.9

Shows quick thinking and good understanding

573 1.7

Understands things quickly and finds smart solutions

81 2.7

Showing good judgment and practical sense

How Silly

idiotic
  • Offensive
115 4.4
stupid
  • Offensive
∞ 1.0
dopy
  • Offensive
1 7.2
foolish
505 1.3
silly
  • Informal
2 7.4

Surface Forms

dopy positive
dopier comparative
dopiest superlative

Morphology

dopy = dope (transparent) = dope + y

The adjective is a regular adjectival formation from 'dope' (meaning a stupid person or the stupefying drug sense), so learners who know 'dope' plus '-y' will readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Dopy comes from the word dope, which once meant a drug that made people sleepy or slow. Because of that, dope began to mean 'stupid', and dopy (like the familiar word dopey) now means 'foolish' or slow in thinking.