dopey

dopey
dopiness, dopeyness, n.
/doh"pee/, adj., dopier, dopiest. Informal.
1. stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
2. sluggish or befuddled from or as from the use of narcotics or alcohol.
Also, dopy.
[1895-1900, Amer.; DOPE + -Y1]

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