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Dictionary: rop·y  rop·ey (') pronunciation
 
also adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Resembling a rope or ropes.
  2. Forming sticky glutinous strings or threads, as some liquids.
ropily rop'i·ly adv.
ropiness rop'i·ness n.
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: forming viscous or glutinous threads
  Synonyms: ropy, stringy, thready

Meaning #2: (British informal) very poor in quality
  Synonym: ropy


 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kan trækkes ud i tråde, slimet, klæbrig, elendig, i dårlig kvalitet

Français (French)
adj. - (GB) minable (nourriture, représentation), patraque (fam)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - mitgenommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κολλώδης, ιξώδης, παχύρρευστος, γλιτσιάρικος, σκάρτος, της κακιάς ώρας

Italiano (Italian)
viscoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pegajoso, viscoso

Русский (Russian)
дрянной, никудышный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - viscoso, fibroso, ahilado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - urusel

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
破旧的, 旧式的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 破舊的, 舊式的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 로프 같은, 점착성의, 나쁜 상태의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ねばねばする, たくましい, パッとしない

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מאיכות ירודה, דמוי חבל, עשוי מחוטים צמיגים (יין, לחם וכו')‬


 
 
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