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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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
 

 

ropy adj
1: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: ropey, stringy, thready]
2: (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance" [syn: ropey] [also: ropiest, ropier]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Ropy \Rop"y\, a. capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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