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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong;
[syn: ropy, ropey]

2. forming viscous or glutinous threads;
[syn: ropy, ropey, stringy, thready]

3. (British informal) very poor in quality;
- Example: "ropey food"
- Example: "a ropey performance"
[syn: ropey, ropy]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ropey adj 1: of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong [syn: ropy, ropey] 2: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: ropy, ropey, stringy, thready] 3: (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance" [syn: ropey, ropy]