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- [roh-pee]
- /ˈroʊ pi/
- /ˈrəʊ.pi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [roh-pee]
- /ˈroʊ pi/
Definitions of ropy word
- adjective ropy resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles. 1
- adjective ropy forming viscid or glutinous threads, as a liquid. 1
- abbreviation ROPY rope-like 1
- adjective ropy substance: stringy 1
- adjective ropy of dubious quality 1
- adjective ropy unwell 1
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Origin of ropy
First appearance:
before 1470 One of the 25% oldest English words
First recorded in 1470-80; rope + -y1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ropy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ropy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
ropy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ropy
adj ropy
- agglutinative — tending to join or capable of joining
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
- fibroid — resembling fiber or fibrous tissue.
- fibrous — containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.
adjective ropy
- capilliform — Having the form of a hair.
- clabbered — Simple past tense and past participle of clabber.
- clotted — a mass or lump.
- coagulated — Subject to coagulation.
- consolidated — consolidated (def 2).
Antonyms for ropy
adjective ropy
- nonfibrous — Not fibrous.