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Ropey

adjective

Of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong. Synonym: ropy.

Forming viscous or glutinous threads. Synonyms: ropy, stringy, thready.

(British informal) very poor in quality. Synonym: ropy. "A ropey performance"

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"Ropey" Quotes from Famous Books

... on tiptoes to Jack, who turned to Galway in the manner of one extending an invitation. On his part, Leddy turned to Ropey Smith, another of Little Rivers' ruffians. After this, Leddy went through the door at the rear; the loungers resumed their seats on the cracker barrels and gazed at one another with dropped jaws, while Bill Lang proceeded with his ...

— Over the Pass • Frederick Palmer

Words linked to "Ropey" : UK, thick, United Kingdom, rope, inferior, stringy, colloquialism, Great Britain, Britain, U.K., United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland