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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; ... show more

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; ... show more

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 ... show more.

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