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   Rop·y

   /ˈrōpē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. resembling a rope, especially in being long, strong, and fibrous: "the ropy roots of the old tree" Similar viscousgelatinousviscidstickyglutinousmucilaginousthickstringythreadyfibrousfilamentous
   • ▪ (of a liquid) resembling a rope in forming viscous or gelatinous threads: "his spit was thick and ropey as he spat" Similar viscousgelatinousviscidstickyglutinousmucilaginousthickstringythreadyfibrousfilamentous
   • 2. poor in quality or health; inferior: informal British "a portrait by a pretty ropy artist" Similar inferiorsecond-ratelow-qualitylow-gradepoorpoor-qualityinadequatesubstandardimperfectfaultydefectivejerry-builtshoddyshabbycrudeunsoundunacceptableunsatisfactoryunworthydisappointinginformal:below parnot up to scratchnot up to snufftenth-ratecrummylousyduffrubbishfarkaktevulgar slang:crapcrappychickenshit

   Derivatives

   • 1. ropily adverb
   • 2. ropiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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