Synonyms for ropy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : roh-pee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈroʊ pi |
Top 10 synonyms for ropy Other synonyms for the word ropy
- able-bodied
- adhesive
- agglutinative
- bristly
- bruising
- caked
- capillaceous
- capilliform
- clabbered
- clammy
- clinging
- close
- clotted
- coagulated
- coarse
- compact
- compressed
- concrete
- condensed
- congealed
- consolidated
- crowded
- curdled
- fibroid
- fibrous
- filamentous
- filar
- firm
- fixed
- gangling
- gelatinous
- gloppy
- gluey
- glutinous
- gristly
- gummous
- gummy
- gunky
- hefty
- herculean
- hulky
- husky
- impervious
- jelled
- jellied
- lank
- lanky
- lean
- light
- lusty
- mighty
- mucilaginous
- muscled
- muscular
- opaque
- ossified
- powerful
- powerhouse
- pulpy
- pumped up
- reedy
- ripped
- robust
- ropy
- set
- sinewy
- slimy
- sloppy
- solid
- solidified
- spindling
- spindly
- stalky
- stalwart
- stiff
- stout
- strapping
- stringy
- strong
- sturdy
- supple
- syrupy
- tacky
- tenacious
- thick
- thickened
- threadlike
- tiger
- tissued
- tough
- turbid
- veined
- vigorous
- viscid
- viscose
- viscous
- vitrified
- well-built
- wiry
- woody
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for ropy
- attenuated
- clear
- cool
- delicate
- diluted
- dry
- easy
- facile
- flabby
- flexible
- impotent
- indefinite
- infirm
- intelligent
- light
- loose
- nonfibrous
- pleasant
- reasonable
- rigid
- sensible
- skinny
- slack
- slight
- small
- smart
- smooth
- soft
- thin
- tiny
- trivial
- uncrowded
- understandable
- unfriendly
- unsociable
- unsticky
- watery
- weak
- wise
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