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ropey
/ ˈrəʊpɪ /
adjective
- informal.
- inferior or inadequate
- slightly unwell; below par
- (of a viscous or sticky substance) forming strands or filaments
- resembling a rope
ropey muscles
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Derived Forms
- ˈropily, adverb
- ˈropiness, noun
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Example Sentences
When I scrambled up, that particular image was gone, and Tweel was in a twist of black ropey arms, just as when I first saw him.
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The ropey, rubbery something was the tube connecting the heater with the gas-fixture.
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Every morning Ropey came grinning into the prison, with a bucket full of the old worm-eaten biscuit from the Julia.
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Sam stroked his ropey mustache and eased the gun at his hip.
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