ropy

Meaning

1. Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.
2. Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
3. Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.

Synonyms

ropey

stringy

thready

close-fisted

crappy

crummy

distensible

gluey

glutinous

gooey

inferior

jammy

limy

mingy

moist

muddy

poor

shoddy

silty

skimpy

sludgy

sticky

tacky

tenacious

tensile

viscid

viscous

wiry

threadlike

adhesive

ropelike

bad

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clammy

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹəʊpi/

Etymology

From Middle English ropy, from rope + -y.