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What is another word for ropy?

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Resembling a rope, especially in being long, strong, and fibrous

Having a slimy texture

Of low or poor quality

Feeling sickly or unwell

In a state of disrepair or dilapidation

Of, resembling, or pertaining to fiber

Having the form of a thread

Coarse and bristly in form and texture (resembling wires)

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Resembling a rope, especially in being long, strong, and fibrous

“Their long hair was thick and ropy, hanging partway down their broad backs.”

Adjective

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Having a slimy texture

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“I have a cow whose milk, when about twenty-four hours old, becomes slimy and ropy.”

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Of low or poor quality

leaving much to be desired

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

meager^US

meagre^UK

not all it's cracked up to be

disillusioning

second-best

second class

strictly for the birds

unable to do something for toffee

sombre^UK

somber^US

of no financial value

not up to expectations

unable to do something to save one's life

low-class

off-form

leaving a lot to be desired

not worth a hill of beans

of little financial value

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“Only a handful of tracks are sung in rather ropy English.”

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Feeling sickly or unwell

green about the gills

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

not a hundred percent

not feeling up to snuff

anaemic^UK

colourless^UK

colorless^US

gray^US

grey^UK

anemic^US

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

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“Despite still feeling ropy the next day, Ursula sets out in the pouring rain for Hangrum.”

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In a state of disrepair or dilapidation

disheveled^US

dishevelled^UK

falling apart at the seams

poorly made

badly worn

full of holes

all the worse for wear

having seen better days

gone to rack and ruin

in a state of disrepair

oxidized^US

oxidised^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

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Adjective

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Of, resembling, or pertaining to fiber

Adjective

Having the form of a thread

Adjective

Coarse and bristly in form and texture (resembling wires)

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