Antonyms for ropy

Grammar : Adj

Spell : roh-pee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊ pi

Definition of ropy

Origin : late 15c., from rope (n.) + -y (2). Related: Ropiness.

As in muscular : adj powerfully built
As in sticky : adj gummy, adhesive
As in stringy : adj long, thin
As in thick : adj concentrated, dense
As in viscous : adj sticky, gummy
As in wiry : adj thin and strong
As in threadlike : adj like a thread
As in glutinous : adj viscous
As in mucilaginous : adj viscous
As in viscid : adj viscous
As in viscose : adj viscous
As in fibrous : adj stringy

Example sentences :

Two sets of conditions are responsible for these ropy or slimy milks.
Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell

As he rose, ropy tentacles twined about him, and he saw what had saved him.
Extract from : « Stairway to the Stars » by Larry Shaw

The beard is ropy and unnatural; it is, however, an imposing sort of figure.
Extract from : « The Greville Memoirs » by Charles C. F. Greville

Why, I'd rather have a good navy revolver to fight with than this ropy thing!
Extract from : « The North Pacific » by Willis Boyd Allen

This water had probably been there for years, and was as ropy as molasses.
Extract from : « American Prisoners of the Revolution » by Danske Dandridge

There is an abnormal secretion of viscid, ropy, turbid mucus.
Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

"This last barrel of water from your spring is turning 'ropy,'" it said.
Extract from : « A Busy Year at the Old Squire's » by Charles Asbury Stephens

When unpacking the meat watch the brine to see that it is not ropy or moldy.
Extract from : « Every Step in Canning » by Grace Viall Gray

The expressed juice was not limpid, but thick, mucilaginous and ropy.
Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 » by Various

Urged along by the more fluid lava underneath, this viscid coating takes a ropy or corrugated form.
Extract from : « Outlines of the Earth's History » by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler

Synonyms for ropy

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