"dopey" meaning in All languages combined

See dopey on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈdəʊpi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-dopey.wav [US] Forms: dopier [comparative], dopiest [superlative], dopy [alternative]
Rhymes: -əʊpi Etymology: Etymology tree English dope Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dopey From dope (“stupid person”) + -y. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|dope<t:stupid person>|-y<id:adjectival>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English dope Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English dopey [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-gaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-g", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-iġ", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-y", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "dopey", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="dopey"> From dope (“stupid person”) + -y. Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} dopey (comparative dopier, superlative dopiest)
  1. Stupid, silly. Derived forms: dopiness

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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