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    ROPEY

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     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: ropeyer  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: ropeyest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (British informal) very poor in qualityplay

    Example:

    a ropey performance

    Synonyms:

    ropey; ropy

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    inferior (of low or inferior quality)

    Domain region:

    Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

    Domain usage:

    colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Forming viscous or glutinous threadsplay

    Synonyms:

    ropey; ropy; stringy; thready

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    thick (relatively dense in consistency)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

    Of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strongplay

    Synonyms:

    ropey; ropy

    Classified under:

    Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

    Pertainym:

    rope (a strong line)

    Derivation:

    rope (a strong line)

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