Ropy
Alternative forms
Origin
From Middle English ropy, from rope + -y
Full definition of ropy
Adjective
ropy
- Resembling a rope.
- Capable of forming rope-like or thread-like structures.
- (British, colloquial) Of poor quality; in poor health.
- 2012, The Economist, Sept. 8th, "Emigration: On The Road"Although Britain’s migration figures are ropey, other data point in the same direction.
- (of milk or another liquid) Slimy, as after the action of Enterobacter aerogenes in syrup.