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ropey

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ropy /ˈrəʊpi/ (also ropey)

▶adjective (ropier, ropiest)

1 resembling a rope.

2 Brit. informal poor in quality or health.

– derivatives
ropily adverb,
ropiness noun.

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