ropy

ropy
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • Ropy — Rop y, a. capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ropy — also rop·ey rō pē adj, rop·i·er; est 1) capable of being drawn into a thread: VISCOUS also tending to adhere in stringy masses 2) having a gelatinous or slimy quality from bacterial or fungal contamination <ropy milk> rop·i·ness n …   Medical dictionary

  • ropy — (also ropey) ► ADJECTIVE (ropier, ropiest) 1) resembling a rope. 2) Brit. informal poor in quality or health. DERIVATIVES ropily adverb ropiness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • ropy — [rō′pē] adj. ropier, ropiest 1. forming sticky, stringy threads, as some liquids do; glutinous 2. like a rope or ropes 3. [Brit. Informal] a) bad, poor, inferior, etc. b) somewhat unwell: also ropey ropiness …   English World dictionary

  • ropy — also ropey adjective (ropier; est) Date: 15th century 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 > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ropy — ropily, adv. ropiness, n. /roh pee/, adj., ropier, ropiest. 1. resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles. 2. forming viscid or glutinous threads, as a liquid. [1470 80; ROPE + Y1] * * * …   Universalium

  • ropy — ropey UK / US or ropy UK [ˈrəʊpɪ] / US [ˈroʊpɪ] adjective informal 1) not very good The graphics are slightly ropey. 2) not feeling well …   English dictionary

  • ropy — rop•y [[t]ˈroʊ pi[/t]] adj. rop•i•er, rop•i•est 1) resembling rope: ropy muscles[/ex] 2) forming viscid or glutinous threads, as a liquid • Etymology: 1470–80 rop′i•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • ropy pahoehoe — USGS PHOTO GLOSSARY OF VOLCANIC TERMS Ropy pahoehoe is the most common surface texture of pahoehoe flows. The numerous folds and wrinkles ( ropes ) that are characteristic of ropy pahoehoe form when the thin, partially solidified crust of a flow… …   Glossary of volcanic terms

  • ropy — adjective a) Resembling a rope. b) Capable of forming rope like or thread like structures. See Also: rope …   Wiktionary

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