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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