as in stupid
not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily
kept getting typecast as the hero's dorky sidekick
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Recent Examples of dorky
Tall and lanky, with long hair and an endearingly dorky air about him, this guy doesn’t exactly fit the profile of someone who will hurt her.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
Further Reading Apple is going out of its way to make sure Vision Pro doesn’t look dorky
Apple is going to great lengths to control how the Vision Pro headset is used, depicted, and received by the public.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023
But as Gregory’s simmering flirtation with Janine boiled over into a mutual confession of feelings, Williams deepened the notes of tenderness and longing in his performance without losing any of his sweet, dorky humor.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
New research is developing ways to stream almost-live video to holographic display, providing a three-dimensional, realistic image without the need for those dorky plastic 3D glasses.
—Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2010
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
Further Reading Apple is going out of its way to make sure Vision Pro doesn’t look dorky
Apple is going to great lengths to control how the Vision Pro headset is used, depicted, and received by the public.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 28 July 2023
But as Gregory’s simmering flirtation with Janine boiled over into a mutual confession of feelings, Williams deepened the notes of tenderness and longing in his performance without losing any of his sweet, dorky humor.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2023
New research is developing ways to stream almost-live video to holographic display, providing a three-dimensional, realistic image without the need for those dorky plastic 3D glasses.
—Jennifer Welsh, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorky
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Give yourself permission to go see a truly stupid movie.Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 8 Nov. 2024
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Among the show’s many, many, many Twilight Zone spoofs, this one is the funniest and the best, with a conclusion that’s equal parts brilliant and stupid.Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ratajkowski has been fighting the stereotype of the dumb model from the beginning of her career.Daniel Jackson, Allure, 18 July 2017
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Ninety nine percent of all NFL players are explicitly not dumb.Andy Benoit, The MMQB, 10 July 2017
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This means my phone was limited to T-Mobile's slower 5G service, which explains the lower speeds.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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It’s been a long, slow build for Annunen to become an NHL goalie, but getting to start six times in eight games for the Avs was a big step for him.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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If peace has always been but a simple voluntary choice, the price of human imperfection has been paid in the coin of perpetual war.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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Or that a different definition will make a theory simpler.Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 18 Nov. 2024
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Inside, instead of a traditional flimsy insole, there’s a removable thick layer of PEBA foam resting directly on the carbon fiber plate.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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This was achieved through the installation of a stronger carbon fiber cross-brace between the front shock towers and a thicker undertray bolted beneath the engine.Dan Carney, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Dorky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorky. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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