ropy.
Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
Meaning & usage
Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
Of milk or another liquid: slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English ropy, from Middle English rop + -y, equivalent to rope + -y.
Of poor quality; in poor health.
Where this word comes from
From Scots roupy (“husky; hoarse”), from Scots roup (“hoarseness, huskiness, any inflamed condition of the throat”).
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