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ropy
adjective
1 ropy
Of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong.
synonym: ropey.
Roget 352:
semifluid,
semiliquid;
tremellose†;
half melted,
half frozen;
milky,
muddy
etc.
n.;
lacteal,
lactean†,
lacteous†,
lactescent†,
lactiferous†;
emulsive,
curdled,
thick,
succulent,
uliginous†.
gelatinous,
albuminous,
mucilaginous,
glutinous;
glutenous,
gelatin,
mastic,
amylaceous†,
ropy,
clammy,
clotted;
viscid,
viscous;
sticky,
tacky,
gooey;
slab,
slabby†;
lentous†,
pituitous†;
mucid†,
muculent†,
mucous;
gummy.
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2 ropy
Forming viscous or glutinous threads.
synonyms: ropey, stringy, thready.
Roget 205:
filamentous,
filamentiferous†,
filaceous†,
filiform†;
fibrous,
fibrillous†;
thread-like,
wiry,
stringy,
ropy;
capillary,
capilliform†;
funicular,
wire-drawn;
anguilliform†;
flagelliform†;
hairy
etc.
(rough)
256;
taeniate†,
taeniform†,
taenioid†;
venose†,
venous.
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3 ropy
British informal Very poor in quality.
synonym: ropey.
Moby thesaurus: adhesive, amylaceous, below par, capillary, cartilaginous, chewy, cirrose, cirrous, clabbered, clammy, clotted, coagulated, cohesive, coriaceous, curdled, deficient, doughy, durable, fibered, fibroid, fibrous, filamentous, flagelliform, flossy, funicular, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous, glutinose, glutinous, gooey, gossamery, gristly, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike, gummous, gummy, hairlike, hairy, hard, hardy, heavy, ill, inadequate, indifferent, inferior, inspissated, jelled, jellied, jellylike, lasting, leatherlike, leathery, ligamental, mediocre, mucilaginous, out of sorts, pasty, poor, poorly, questionable, resistant, rough, sickly, silky, sinewy, sketchy, slabby, slimy, slithery, starchy, sticky, stiff, stodgy, stringy, strong, stubborn, substandard, syrupy, tacky, taeniate, taeniform, tenacious, thick, thickened, threadlike, thready, tough, tough as leather, tremelloid, tremellose, under the weather, unsatisfactory, untiring, unwell, vigorous, viscid, viscose, viscous, wiry ... show more.
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