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adjective
Of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong.
synonym: ropy.
pertainym: rope.
Forming viscous or glutinous threads.
synonyms: ropy, stringy, thready.
is similar to: thick.
derivation: cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness.
British informal Very poor in quality:— Ropey food.— A ropey performance.
is similar to: inferior.
domain region: Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
domain usage: colloquialism.
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