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adjective. UK informal (also ropey) uk / ˈrəʊ.pi / us / ˈroʊ.pi / ropier | ropiest. Add to word list. in bad condition or of low quality: Your tyres look a bit ropy, don't they? I usually feel rather ropy (= ill) the morning after a big party. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Informal words for bad. badass. bobbin. bum. crappy.
- English (US)
Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist,...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
ropy 의미, 정의, ropy의 정의: 1. in bad condition or of low...
- English (US)
1. a. : capable of being drawn into a thread : viscous. also : tending to adhere in stringy masses. b. : having a gelatinous or slimy quality from bacterial or fungal contamination. ropy milk. ropy flour. 2. a. : resembling rope. b. : muscular, sinewy. 3. slang : poor, lousy. ropiness noun. Synonyms. syrupy. thick.
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1.a forming or developing viscid, glutinous, or slimy threads; sticky and stringy. The words "threads" and "stringy" clear evoke rope. So far, so good. Then follow quite a long string of examples where the word is always used in reference to unpleasant things, e.g .:
- In ‘Chambers Slang Dictionary’, Jonathon Green suggests a derivation from ‘roup’, a form of catarrh and originally a disease of poultry. From the l...
- The OED (second edition) says the adjective ropy (ropey) comes from rope and the first meaning given is: 1.a forming or developing viscid, glutin...
- Certain bacterial infections of beer result in viscous, glutinous strands as described in the OED quotation above, as well as spoiling the flavour....
- It seems fairly conclusive from the OED that modern use of the term began in the RAF in 1941. (The OED does produce a sole example dating from 1891...
- The French use the word 'roupie' meaning to snivel or a runny nose and this word is used in the phrase 'roupie de sasonnet' indicating something wo...
- If you have ever let a bowl of soup go bad you might have seen it form a distinctive texture, a little like segments of rope floating in it. Rope s...
- I wondered if it had something to do with ships. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, most of the worlds cargo ship were built in th...
- It’s to do with the string that were traditionally used to support mattresses. If they were loose, you’d feel ropey.
British, informal. a : in bad condition. a ropy [= worn] suit. : of bad quality. ropy [= shoddy] plumbing. b : ill or unwell. The passengers looked a bit ropy after the bumpy flight. ROPY meaning: 1 : similar to rope like rope in appearance; 2 : in bad condition of bad quality.
[ roh -pee ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. adjective. , rop·i·er, rop·i·est. resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles. forming viscid or glutinous threads, as a liquid. Discover More. Other Words From. rop i·ly adverb. rop i·ness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of ropy 1. First recorded in 1470–80; rope + -y 1. Discover More.
adjective. /ˈrəʊpi/. /ˈrəʊpi/. (also ropey) (British English, informal) not in good condition; of bad quality. We spent the night in a ropy old tent. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
