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Meanings of
ropy
in English
Forming viscous or glutinous threads.
stringy
ropey
thready
Related terms
line
thick
inferior
Usage of
ropy
in English
1
All I could make out were his arms,
ropy
with lawnmower strength.
2
A wide predatory smile now rose behind the
ropy
curtain of hair.
3
She cast a sly glance aside from beneath her
ropy
grey hair.
4
So I force my fingertips down between the hot and
ropy
muscles.
5
His hair was raked and
ropy
,
and his tie was wrenched askew.
6
His hair was graying, and his neck was
ropy
with old muscle.
7
He felt the
ropy
form start oozing up his legs adhesively.
8
But I knew the jawline, the shoulders, the long
ropy
limbs.
9
But beer or ale is seldom known to be so
ropy
as cyder.
10
His
ropy
iron-grey hair fell forward, hanging as long as his wiry beard.
11
The expressed juice was not limpid, but thick, mucilaginous and
ropy
.
12
Her physique was lean, with
ropy
muscles in her arms, shoulders, and thighs.
13
Internal organs, liver and stomach, coils of
ropy
intestines tumbled to the floor.
14
The Captain brushed
ropy
cobwebs from the front of his uniform.
15
Nick's jaw was so tense that
ropy
cords stood out on his neck.
16
The unbuttoned collar of the shirt droops around his
ropy
neck.
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ropy
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
ropy muscles
long ropy
thick ropy
ropy mass
ropy strings
More collocations
Ropy
through the time
Ropy
across language varieties
United States of America
Common