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单词 dorky
释义

dorky

adjective

ˈdȯr-kē How to pronounce dorky (audio)
dorkier; dorkiest
slang
: foolishly stupid : clueless
dorkiness noun

Synonyms

  • airheaded
  • birdbrained
  • bonehead
  • boneheaded
  • brain-dead
  • brainless
  • bubbleheaded
  • chuckleheaded
  • dense
  • dim
  • dim-witted
  • doltish
  • dopey
  • dopy
  • dull
  • dumb
  • dunderheaded
  • empty-headed
  • fatuous
  • gormless [chiefly British]
  • half-witted
  • knuckleheaded
  • lamebrain
  • lamebrained
  • lunkheaded
  • mindless
  • oafish
  • obtuse
  • opaque
  • pinheaded
  • senseless
  • simple
  • slow
  • slow-witted
  • soft
  • softheaded
  • stupid
  • thick
  • thick-witted
  • thickheaded
  • unintelligent
  • unsmart
  • vacuous
  • weak-minded
  • witless
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Example Sentences

she's always being embarrassed by her dorky cousins
Recent Examples on the Web But by building desirable EVs, and selling a million of them, Tesla showed the rest of the world that electric cars could be something more than dorky compliance-mobiles grudgingly offered to ham-radio enthusiasts. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 3 Sep. 2022 Crocs and Birkenstocks were once considered ugly, even dorky shoes, but the former has received the Balenciaga treatment and the latter has been reimagined by Rick Owens, Jil Sander, and Proenza Schouler et al. José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 26 Aug. 2022 El, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Sam have outgrown their dorky-cute phase. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 Comfort seekers rejoice as the clunky sneakers previously considered to be dorky and downright ugly are now cool again. Sara Klausing, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2022 El, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Sam have outgrown their dorky-cute phase. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 El, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Sam have outgrown their dorky-cute phase. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2022 These two both have a bit of a dorky side but in the best way possible. Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 16 June 2022 El, Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin and Sam have outgrown their dorky-cute phase. Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1970, in the meaning defined above

dorky

adjective

slang
as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily kept getting typecast as the hero's dorky sidekick

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stupid
  • dumb
  • slow
  • simple
  • thick
  • silly
  • dull
  • dopey
  • idiotic
  • foolish
  • ignorant
  • dense
  • airheaded
  • doltish
  • oafish
  • thickheaded
  • vacuous
  • obtuse
  • fatuous
  • crazy
  • boneheaded
  • dunderheaded
  • gormless
  • unintelligent
  • pinheaded
  • soft
  • witless
  • lamebrain
  • insane
  • dim
  • bonehead
  • brainless
  • mindless
  • mad
  • irrational
  • dim-witted
  • unreasonable
  • lunkheaded
  • knuckleheaded
  • bubbleheaded
  • opaque
  • senseless
  • moronic
  • chuckleheaded
  • unsmart
  • idiotical
  • lamebrained
  • empty-headed
  • thick-witted
  • softheaded
  • half-witted
  • slow-witted
  • dopy
  • brain-dead
  • absurd
  • birdbrained
  • lunatic
  • zany
  • weak-minded
  • kooky
  • cretinous
  • wacky
  • fool
  • simpleminded
  • imbecile
  • feebleminded
  • dippy
  • sappy
  • daft
  • uninformed
  • looney
  • uneducated
  • nutty
  • unintellectual
  • loony
  • daffy
  • lowbrow
  • asinine
  • nonsensical
  • imbecilic
  • illiterate
  • whacky
  • illogical
  • screwball
  • unthinking
  • preposterous
  • dotty
  • unwise
  • tomfool
  • kookie
  • cuckoo
  • untaught
  • harebrained
  • invalid
  • cockeyed
  • crackpot
  • fallacious
  • half-baked
  • boobish
  • balmy
  • featherheaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • brilliant
  • clever
  • brainy
  • smart
  • intelligent
  • bright
  • quick
  • ingenious
  • sharp
  • apt
  • resourceful
  • keen
  • fast
  • wise
  • nimble
  • intellectual
  • savvy
  • insightful
  • acute
  • thinking
  • cerebral
  • supersmart
  • sagacious
  • perceptive
  • knowing
  • astute
  • knowledgeable
  • keen
  • erudite
  • sharp-witted
  • quick-witted
  • scholarly
  • learned
  • skilled
  • literate
  • hyperintelligent
  • discerning
  • crafty
  • sage
  • ultrasmart
  • shrewd
  • perspicacious
  • wily
  • cunning
  • reasonable
  • sound
  • sensible
  • highbrow
  • informed
  • educated
  • trained
  • sane
  • logical
  • prudent
  • sapient
  • rational
  • foxy
  • valid
  • well-read
  • percipient
  • judicious
  • schooled
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