ropy

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ropy

The chef noticed the melted cheese had become ropy and stringy.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Of poor quality; inferior: Used informally, especially in British English, to describe something that is very low in quality, unsatisfactory, or not working well.
    • Forming viscous or glutinous threads: Describing a liquid substance that is thick, sticky, and can be drawn out into strings or threads, like some syrups or mucus.
    • Resembling a rope: Having the long, strong, fibrous, or twisted appearance or texture of a rope.
Usage and Examples
  • Describing poor quality:
    • The Wi-Fi signal in this hotel is really ropy; I can barely load a webpage.
    • He gave a ropy excuse for being late.
  • Describing a viscous texture:
    • The melted cheese became ropy as it cooled.
    • The sick child had a ropy cough.
  • Describing resemblance to rope:
    • The old sailor had ropy, muscular arms from years of hard work.
    • The ropy vines twisted around the ancient tree.
Advanced Usage
  • "to feel ropy": (British informal) To feel unwell or ill.
    • I woke up feeling a bit ropy after the party last night.
  • The informal sense meaning "poor quality" is often spelled as "ropey" in British English, though "ropy" is also correct.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ropey (adj): An alternative spelling, primarily British, for the informal meaning of "poor quality" or "unwell."
  • Ropiness (n): The state or quality of being ropy (e.g., in texture).
  • Viscous (adj): Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; a more formal synonym for the texture meaning.
Synonyms
  • For poor quality: Shoddy, inferior, substandard, dodgy (informal).
  • For viscous: Stringy, glutinous, viscid, thick.
  • For resembling rope: Corded, fibrous, sinewy.
Antonyms
  • For poor quality: Excellent, superior, first-rate.
  • For viscous: Watery, thin, runny.
  • For resembling rope: Smooth, soft.
Notes on Meaning

The word ropy can describe three distinct concepts: a subjective judgment of quality (informal), a specific physical property of a substance, and a visual or textural resemblance. The intended meaning is usually clear from the context (e.g., discussing a performance vs. discussing melted cheese vs. describing muscles).

ropy

The chef noticed the melted cheese had become ropy and stringy.

Adjective
  1. (British informal) very poor in quality
    • ropey food
    • a ropey performance
  2. forming viscous or glutinous threads
  3. of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong

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