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ropy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ropey |
ropy::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ropey |
| Derivation | rope |
Examples of ropy
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The brisket, although ropy here and there, tasted great with melted queso fresco.
From the kentucky.com
To appreciate the magic of the business model, start with the ropy ingredients.
From the economist.com
Shame about the ropy old towelling robes in my room, one stained with red dye.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Still, it's worth noting that the woman wears her hair in thick, ropy braids.
From the washingtonpost.com
But the noodles lay at the bottom of the bowl, a great, tangled, ropy lump.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Darius Kroger stepped up to the building and put his ropy arms against it.
From the npr.org
Ropy veins stand out on her arms and hands through her translucent skin.
From the time.com
The texture is ropy and dense, but fine tannins and subtle acidity tie it all together.
From the sfgate.com
His bare chest is thin, his muscles ropy, so that he has the look of a ruined ballet dancer.
From the denverpost.com
- Of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
- Forming viscous or glutinous threads
- Ropey: (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance"
- Resembling a rope; Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures; Of poor quality; in poor health; Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup
- A quality of forming an elastic rope when drawn out with a stick. Used as a diagnostic test for American foulbrood.
- An adjective describing wine that has developed oily threads due to bacterial or fungal contamination.
- Very mature Bermuda hay that has the texture of rope.
- Wine with oily threads caused by contamination.
- Of poor quality or beginning to spoil
