1informal In a stupefied or sleepy manner.
- ‘I started my day very dopily and was woken abruptly’
- ‘the gnats buzz dopily around’
- 1.1In a foolish manner.
- ‘the boy looked up and grinned dopily’
- ‘she dopily suspects he's referring to somebody other than himself’
- ‘the dopily optimistic, peace-loving son’