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| —adj , ropier, ropiest | |
| 1. | informal (Brit) |
| a. inferior or inadequate | |
| b. slightly unwell; below par | |
| 2. | (of a viscous or sticky substance) forming strands or filaments |
| 3. | resembling a rope: ropey muscles |
| ropy or ropy | |
| —adj | |
| 'ropily or ropy | |
| —adv | |
| 'ropiness or ropy | |
| —n | |
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Ropy
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Example sentences
Pahoehoe has a smooth, billowy, ropy surface and has at times been likened to the surface texture of a pan of chocolate brownies.
The upper part of the flows are highly vesicular and have a ropy filamented surface coated with iron oxides.
The gangs may only have been kept out by the country's ropy ports.
Others are relatively smooth and have a ropy glazed surface.
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