English adjective: ropey | |||
1. | ropey of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong | ||
Synonyms | ropy | ||
2. | ropey forming viscous or glutinous threads | ||
Synonyms | ropy, stringy, thready | ||
Similar | thick | ||
Antonyms | thin | ||
3. | ropey (British informal) very poor in quality | ||
Samples | Ropey food. A ropey performance. | ||
Synonyms | ropy | ||
Similar | inferior | ||
Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
Antonyms | superior | ||