ropery

rop·er·y

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roh-puh-ree]
- /ˈroʊ pə ri/
- /rˈəʊpəri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-puh-ree]
- /ˈroʊ pə ri/

Definitions of ropery word

noun plural ropery a place where ropes are made. 1
noun plural ropery Archaic. knavery; roguery. 1
noun ropery a place where ropes are made 0
noun ropery trickery 0
noun ropery a place for the manufacture of ropes 0
abbreviation ROPERY roguery 0

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Origin of ropery

First appearance:

before 1325

One of the 16% oldest English words

First recorded in 1325-75, ropery is from the Middle English word roperie. See rope, -ery

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Parts of speech for Ropery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ropery

ropery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

ropery usage trend in Literature

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