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Superlative for resembling a rope, especially in being long, strong, and fibrous
“Their long hair was thick and ropy, hanging partway down their broad backs.”
Superlative for having a slimy texture
“I have a cow whose milk, when about twenty-four hours old, becomes slimy and ropy.”
Superlative for of low or poor quality
“Only a handful of tracks are sung in rather ropy English.”
Superlative for feeling sickly or unwell
“Despite still feeling ropy the next day, Ursula sets out in the pouring rain for Hangrum.”
Superlative for in a state of disrepair or dilapidation
Superlative for of, resembling, or pertaining to fiber
Superlative for having the form of a thread
Superlative for coarse and bristly in form and texture (resembling wires)
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