ropy
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English ropy, from rope + -y
Adjective [edit]
ropy (comparative ropier or more ropy, superlative ropiest or most ropy)
- Resembling a rope.
- Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
- (UK, colloquial) Of poor quality; in poor health.
- 2012, The Economist, Sept. 8th, "Emigration: On The Road"
- Although Britain’s migration figures are ropey, other data point in the same direction.
- 2012, The Economist, Sept. 8th, "Emigration: On The Road"
- (of milk or another liquid) Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
Translations [edit]
of poor quality; in poor health
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