'Ropy' definitions:
Definition of 'ropy'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Ropy'
From: GCIDE
- Ropy \Rop"y\, a. capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'ropy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adhesive,
- amylaceous,
- below par,
- capillary,
- cartilaginous,
- chewy,
- cirrose,
- cirrous,
- clabbered,
- clammy,
- clotted,
- coagulated,
- cohesive,
- coriaceous,
- curdled,
- deficient,
- doughy,
- durable,
- fibered,
- fibroid,
- fibrous,
- filamentous,
- flagelliform,
- flossy,
- funicular,
- gaumy,
- gelatinous,
- glairy,
- gluelike,
- gluey,
- glutenous,
- glutinose,
- glutinous,
- gooey,
- gossamery,
- gristly,
- grumous,
- gumbo,
- gumbolike,
- gumlike,
- gummous,
- gummy,
- hairlike,
- hairy,
- hard,
- hardy,
- heavy,
- ill,
- inadequate,
- indifferent,
- inferior,
- inspissated,
- jelled,
- jellied,
- jellylike,
- lasting,
- leatherlike,
- leathery,
- ligamental,
- mediocre,
- mucilaginous,
- out of sorts,
- pasty,
- poor,
- poorly,
- questionable,
- resistant,
- rough,
- sickly,
- silky,
- sinewy,
- sketchy,
- slabby,
- slimy,
- slithery,
- starchy,
- sticky,
- stiff,
- stodgy,
- stringy,
- strong,
- stubborn,
- substandard,
- syrupy,
- tacky,
- taeniate,
- taeniform,
- tenacious,
- thick,
- thickened,
- threadlike,
- thready,
- tough,
- tough as leather,
- tremelloid,
- tremellose,
- under the weather,
- unsatisfactory,
- untiring,
- unwell,
- vigorous,
- viscid,
- viscose,
- viscous,
- wiry