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1. • • ropy (comparative ropier or more ropy, superlative ropiest or most ropy) (British, colloquial) Of poor quality; in poor health. Synonyms: inferior, second-rate, shabby, unwell
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   What is the meaning of ropy?

   • Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: ropy, ropey(adj) of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong. ropy, ropey, stringy, thready(adj) forming viscous or glutinous threads. ropey, ropy(adj) (British informal) very poor in quality.

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   What does it mean if something is ropey?

   • If you say that something is ropey, you mean that its quality is poor or unsatisfactory. Your spelling's a bit ropey. Their health-care system suffers from queues, shortages and ropey equipment. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. British informal a. b. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Where did ropy come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective ropy is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ropy is from around 1425, in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. ropy is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rope n.1, -y suffix1.

   ropy, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

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   What do ropy muscles look like?

   • ropy muscles. forming viscid or glutinous threads, as a liquid. He was a short, lean man with a leathery face and long, black ropy hair, and beady black eyes that caught the light like a cat's. Near the Guardian Rocks large masses of ropy lava are found which suggest ejected bombs.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ROPY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of ropy in English. ropy. adjective. UK informal (also ropey) uk / ˈrəʊ.pi / us / ˈroʊ.pi / ropier | ropiest. Add to word list. 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.

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     Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist,...

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     ropy translate: de má qualidade. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Ropy definition: resembling a rope or ropes. See examples of ROPY used in a sentence.

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   Definition of ropy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Synonyms of ropy. 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.

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8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryROPY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid. From Project Gutenberg. It was also slimy and ropy; and was drank only as a means and a wretched one of prolonging life. From Project Gutenberg.

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   There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective ropy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.