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ROPY
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
Etymology
Adjective
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.
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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.
Anagrams
• 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
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