ropy
/ˈɹəʊpi/
ropy adjective: resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
Adjective (1)
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.
- Of milk or another liquid: slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
- The Hoary Froſts, and Northern Blaſts take care / Thy muddy Bev'rage to ſerene, and drive / Præcipitant the baſer, ropy Lees.1708, [John Philips], “Book II”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 68
- Synonyms:
- bingy
Adjective (2)
ropy (comparative ropier or more ropy, superlative ropiest or most ropy)
- Of poor quality; in poor health.
- 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.1845, Thomas Hood, The Captain’s Cow
- Although Britain’s migration figures are ropey, other data point in the same direction.2012 September 8, “Emigration: On The Road”, in The Economist
- Synonyms:
- inferior, second-rate, shabby, unwell, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, BTEC
ropy meaning in Malayalam and Kannada
ropy in Malayalam
- thready, stringy, fibrous
- കയറുപോലുള്ള, നൂലുപോലുള്ള, നാരുപോലുള്ള, ചരടുപോലുള്ള, ഇഴയായ, ഇഴപിരിഞ്ഞ
- ill, sick, unwell
- സുഖമില്ലാത്ത, രോഗഗ്രസ്തം, രോഗമുള്ള, ആരോഗ്യപ്രശ്നങ്ങളുള്ള, അജോഷ, അസുസ്ഥ
- substandard, second-rate, inferior
- മോശപ്പെട്ട, ഗുണനിലവാരം കുറഞ്ഞ, ഗുണം കുറഞ്ഞ, കച്ചട, രണ്ടാംതരം, താണ
ropy in Kannada
- ಜಿಗುಟಾದ, ಅಂಟಂಟು
Synonyms of ropy
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Forms of ropy
| comparative | ropier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more ropy |
| superlative | ropiest |
| superlative | most ropy |
| alternative form | ropey |
Origin of ropy
From Middle English ropy, from Middle English rop + -y, equivalent to rope + -y.
From Scots roupy (“husky; hoarse”), from Scots roup (“hoarseness, huskiness, any inflamed condition of the throat”).
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Words that rhyme with ropy
Questions about ropy
- What does ropy mean?
- Ropy means resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
- What is ropy in Malayalam?
- Ropy in Malayalam is കയറുപോലുള്ള, നൂലുപോലുള്ള, നാരുപോലുള്ള. See Ropy meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is ropy?
- Ropy is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce ropy?
- Ropy is pronounced /ˈɹəʊpi/.
Words near ropy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: ropy (page history and authors); ropy (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ropy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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