ropy
English
Alternative forms
- ropey
Etymology
From Middle English ropy, from rope + -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊpi/
- Rhymes: -əʊpi
Adjective
ropy (comparative ropier or more ropy, superlative ropiest or most ropy)
- Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
- Myofascial Syndrome
- Hence, myofascial pain is usually associated with a taut band, indicating a "ropey" thickening of muscle tissue.
- Myofascial Syndrome
- Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
- (Britain, colloquial) Of poor quality; in poor health.
- Synonyms: inferior, second-rate, shabby, unwell
- 1845, Thomas Hood, “The Captain’s Cow”:
- The very poultry in the coop
Began to pine away and droop—
The cock was first to go;
And glad we were on all our parts,
He used to damp our very hearts
With such a ropy crow.
- The very poultry in the coop
- 2012, The Economist, Sept. 8th, "Emigration: On The Road"
- Although Britain’s migration figures are ropey, other data point in the same direction.
- (of milk or another liquid) Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
- Synonym: (slang) bingy
Related terms
- rope
Translations
resembling rope
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of poor quality; in poor health
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Anagrams
- opry, pory, pyro, pyro-
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈropɪ/
Noun
ropy
- inflection of ropa:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.pɨ/
- Rhymes: -ɔpɨ
- Syllabification: ro‧py
Noun
ropy f
- genitive singular of ropa