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mopey

UK/ˈməʊpɪ/

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British/ˈməʊpi/

mopey adjective: given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.

Adjective

mopey (comparative mopier, superlative mopiest)

  1. Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
    • [T]hat is partly owing . . . to young Alexis having been desultory and mopy of late—not taking the interest in his music he did.1888, Charlotte M. Yonge, chapter 14, in Beechcroft at Rockstone
    • He got mopy and melancholy, and couldn't or wouldn't work.1917, Lucy Maud Montgomery, chapter 11, in Anne's House of Dreams

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Forms of mopey

comparativemopier
superlativemopiest
alternative formmopy

Origin of mopey

From mope + -y.

Words that rhyme with mopey

Questions about mopey

What does mopey mean?
Mopey means given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.
What part of speech is mopey?
Mopey is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mopey?
Mopey is pronounced /ˈməʊpɪ/ (UK).

Words near mopey in the dictionary

  1. mopery with intent to creep
  2. mopery with intent to gawk
  3. mopes
  4. mopes about
  5. mopes around
  6. mopey
  7. mophandle
  8. mophandles
  9. mophato
  10. mophead
  11. mopheaded

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