ropy
a . 绳状的,成粘丝的,粘稠的,强健的
绳状的,成粘丝的,粘稠的,强健的
ropy adj 1 :
of or resembling rope (
or ropes )
in being long and strong [
synonym : {
ropy }, {
ropey }]
2 :
forming viscous or glutinous threads [
synonym : {
ropy }, {
ropey },
{
stringy }, {
thready }]
3 : (
British informal )
very poor in quality ; "
ropey food "; "
a ropey performance " [
synonym : {
ropey }, {
ropy }]
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 ]
105 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ropy ":
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
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How did ropey come to mean of poor quality? The OED (second edition) says the adjective ropy (ropey) comes from rope and the first meaning given is: 1 a forming or developing viscid, glutinous, or slimy threads; sticky and stringy The words "threads" and "stringy" clear evoke rope So far, so good Then follow quite a long string of examples where the word is always used in reference to unpleasant things, e g : 1480 Caxton Trevisa’s