mopey UK /ˈməʊpɪ/US /ˈmoʊpi/ adjective1 •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 formsmopier · mopiest