ropey, ropy
(adjective) (British informal) very poor in quality; “ropey food”; “a ropey performance”
ropy, ropey, stringy, thready
(adjective) forming viscous or glutinous threads
ropy, ropey
(adjective) of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ropy (comparative ropier or more ropy, superlative ropiest or most ropy)
Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
• Myofascial Syndrome
Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
(British, colloquial) Of poor quality; in poor health.
Synonyms: inferior, second-rate, shabby, unwell
(of milk or another liquid) Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
• opry, pory, pyro, pyro-
Source: Wiktionary
Rop"y, a.
Definition: capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.