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- Dictionaryropy/ˈrəʊpi/
adjective
- 1. resembling a rope, especially in being long, strong, and fibrous: "the ropy roots of the old tree" Similar
- 2. of poor quality: informal British "a portrait by a pretty ropey artist" Similar
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in bad condition or of low quality: Your tyres look a bit ropy, don't they? I usually feel rather ropy (= ill) the morning after a big party. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Informal words for bad. badass. bobbin. bum. crappy. crash and burn idiom. crook. cruddy. duff. lousily. lousy. not be up to much idiom. pappy. piss-poor. shite.
1. a. : capable of being drawn into a thread : viscous. also : tending to adhere in stringy masses. b. : having a gelatinous or slimy quality from bacterial or fungal contamination. ropy milk. ropy flour. 2. a. : resembling rope. b. : muscular, sinewy. 3. slang : poor, lousy. ropiness noun. Synonyms. syrupy. thick.
Ropy definition: resembling a rope or ropes. See examples of ROPY used in a sentence.
in bad condition or of low quality: Your tires look a bit ropy, don't they? I usually feel rather ropy (= ill) the morning after a big party. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Informal words for bad. badass. bobbin. bum. crappy. crash and burnidiom. crook. cruddy. duff. lousily. lousy. not be up to muchidiom. pappy. piss-poor. shite.
Definition of ropy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define ropy. ropy synonyms, ropy pronunciation, ropy translation, English dictionary definition of ropy. also rop·ey adj. rop·i·er , rop·i·est 1. Resembling a rope or ropes. 2. Forming sticky glutinous strings or threads, as some liquids. rop′i·ly adv....
Definitions of ropy. adjective. of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong. synonyms: ropey. adjective. forming viscous or glutinous threads. synonyms: ropey, stringy, thready. thick. relatively dense in consistency.
