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单词 ropishness
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ropishnessn.

Brit. /ˈrəʊpᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈroʊpɪʃnᵻs/
Forms: 1600s roapishness, 1600s 1800s– ropishness.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rope n.1, -ish suffix1, -ness suffix.
Etymology: < rope n.1 + -ish suffix1 + -ness suffix. Compare later ropish adj. Compare also ropiness n.
Now rare.
The quality or state of being ropish.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > viscosity > [noun]
thicknessc1000
gleiminessa1398
gleimingness1398
glutinosityc1400
viscositya1425
threadinessc1425
gleimousnessc1440
clamminess1528
clammishness1528
yolkiness1528
toughness1574
viscousness1594
gumminess1600
gluishness1608
glueyness1611
viscidity1611
gummosity1651
tenaciousness1658
viscuousness1658
glutinousnessa1661
plasteriness1660
ropishness1662
snivelliness1662
ropiness1663
gummousness1666
stickiness1689
clam1694
viscidness1710
glairiness1866
treacliness1884
slabness1892
yuckiness1982
1662 Dr. Merret in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1756) I. 159 A lee of the ashes of vine branches, viz. a quart to a pipe, being beaten in the wine, cures the ropishness of it.
1664 J. Evelyn Sylva (1679) 27 The very saw dust is of use, as are the ashes and lie.., to cure the roapishness of wine.
1881 Amer. Bee Jrnl. 21 Dec. 406/1 The skin decays about the same time with the body, which causes the ropishness of substance.
1971 Shakespeare Q. 22 85 Aemilia is of course making a joke about the very literal ‘ropishness’ of Lodovico's imagery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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