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ropey::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ropy |
| Derivation | rope |
Examples of ropey
ropey
He's ropey strong with high cheekbones, dark hair and a little olive complexion.
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At Barnsley they had a ropey pitch and a wind that whipped in off the Pennines.
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The 2 inches of ropey biofilm under study was two-tenth of an inch in diameter.
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The ending was still ropey though and fudged the whole point of the elder wand.
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It's a raw, raucous, occasionally rather ropey tribute, yet also oddly auspicious.
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But Nunn's cast seem under-rehearsed, sometimes outstanding, sometimes ropey.
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A Hock night was always rather ropey, as one was plastered within 20 minutes.
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You want to see the ropey old one that you've got a better chance of affording too.
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Here there be giants, many of them, all hideous, male and covered in ropey muscles.
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- Ropy: of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
- Ropy: forming viscous or glutinous threads
- (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance"
- Alternative spelling of ropy
- Dodgy, of poor quality, horrible etc. e.g. "Blimey, you should av' seen the ropey old bird Dave was snogging last night, he must have been hammered".
- A defective paint finish where the dried surfaces shows ridges, brush marks, or similar imperfections.
