mopier
/ˈməʊpiəɹ/
mopier is the comparative form of mopey.
mopier is the comparative form of mopy.
Meaning of mopey
Adjective
mopey (comparative mopier, superlative mopiest)
- 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
Meaning of mopy
Verb
mopy (third-person singular simple present mopies, present participle mopying, simple past and past participle mopied)
- To print more than one copy of a document using a computer printer rather than printing one original and copying it with a separate machine.
- Mopy is a term HP [Hewlett-Packard] has coined to talk about a new paradigm to address the current printing/coping^([sic]) trend. Mopying is a term describing the process of creating multiple original prints, or "mopies" on a laser printer.1996 November 11, Noor Amal, “Why copy when you can mopy”, in New Straits Times, page 18
Words that rhyme with mopier
Questions about mopier
- What is mopier the comparative form of?
- Mopier is the comparative form of mopey.
- How do you pronounce mopier?
- Mopier is pronounced /ˈməʊpiəɹ/.
Words near mopier in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mopier (page history and authors); mopey (page history and authors); mopy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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