Mopey

Quick meaning: Mopey is an adjective meaning Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.

Meaning

Given to moping; in a depressed condition, low in spirits; lackadaisical.

Example Sentences

He got mopy and melancholy, and couldn't or wouldn't work.

[T]hat is partly owing . . . to young Alexis having been desultory and mopy of late—not taking the interest in his music he did.

In the 1980s, liberals nursed the fear that we really might be dwelling in an irrelevant cul-de-sac outside of the majority American culture. That kept us sullen and mopey.

Word Forms

• mopier
• mopiest
• mopy

Synonyms for mopey

Depending on context, synonyms include listless, apathetic, apathistical, blithe, deaf, cool.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include mopeful, mopish, dampy, damp, low-hearted, glum.

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