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ropey

(roʊpi)
Word forms: comparative ropier, superlative ropiest
adjective
If you say that something is ropey, you mean that its quality is poor or unsatisfactory.
[British, informal]
Your spelling's a bit ropey.
Their health-care system suffers from queues, shortages and ropey equipment.
Synonyms: inferior, poor, inadequate, mediocre More Synonyms of ropey
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ropey in British English

or ropy (ˈrəʊpɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: ropier or ropiest
1.  British informal
a. 
inferior or inadequate
b. 
slightly unwell; below par
2. 
(of a viscous or sticky substance) forming strands or filaments
3. 
resembling a rope
ropey muscles
Derived forms
ropily (ˈropily)
adverb
ropiness (ˈropiness)
noun

Examples of 'ropey' in a sentence
ropey

He said:'There were some pretty ropey new reviewers.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Now it looks pretty ropey all round.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And then after a few months you might feel like making another of your ropey old movies.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He looks real ropey in them suits, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But the first year in London was pretty ropey.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Although brilliant in patches, their pacing was pretty ropey too.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
This week's blog subject concerned my quest to find a replacement for my ropey old bike.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I had a really ropey old time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We're a bit ropey on art and natural history but other than that we are good to go.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In fact, she looks ropey.
The Sun (2009)
He is looking decidedly ropey.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
If you already have wood flooring and it looks a bit ropey round the edges, these guys will also restore what you have.
The Sun (2012)
The meanest Premier League defence for the previous two seasons now looks a bit ropey.
The Sun (2013)
Hang on a minute - she was looking a bit ropey, actually.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The Black Cats boss says the ropey ref made two major blunders which cost his side all three points.
The Sun (2016)
Feeling a bit ropey, Jade?
The Sun (2008)
If there is a disappointment, it comes with the slightly ropey set of motion controls, but these can easily be replaced with much more suitable touchscreen buttons.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

Chinese translation of 'ropey'

ropey

(ˈrəupɪ) (Brit) (inf)

adj

  1. 劣质(質)的 (lièzhì de)

Nearby words of
ropey

  • rope
  • rope in
  • rope off
  • ropey
  • rosary
  • rose
  • rosé
1 (adjective) 
Definition
poor or unsatisfactory in quality
Your spelling's a bit ropey.
Synonyms
inferior
These recordings are of inferior quality.
poor
The meal was very poor.
He was a poor actor.
inadequate
Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.
mediocre
His university record was mediocre.
deficient
deficient landing systems
sketchy
substandard
a policy of clearing substandard housing
of poor quality
indifferent
She had starred in several indifferent movies.
no great shakes (informal)
The album is no great shakes.
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
2 (adjective) 
Definition
slightly unwell
He was a bit ropey by all accounts.
Synonyms
unwell
He felt unwell as he was being driven back to his office.
poorly (informal)
I've just phoned Julie and she's still poorly.
rough (informal)
The lad is still feeling a bit rough.
crook (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
He admitted to feeling a bit crook.
below par
off colour
under the weather (informal)
I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.
sickish

Additional synonyms

in the sense of crook
He admitted to feeling a bit crook.
Synonyms
ill,
sick,
poorly (informal),
funny (informal),
weak,
ailing,
queer,
frail,
feeble,
unhealthy,
seedy (informal),
sickly,
unwell,
laid up (informal),
queasy,
infirm,
out of sorts (informal),
dicky (British, informal),
nauseous,
off-colour,
under the weather (informal),
at death's door,
indisposed,
peaky,
on the sick list (informal),
green about the gills
in the sense of deficient
Definition
inadequate in quantity or quality
deficient landing systems
Synonyms
unsatisfactory,
poor,
inadequate,
weak,
flawed,
inferior,
impaired,
faulty,
incomplete,
unsuitable,
defective,
imperfect,
unworthy
in the sense of inadequate
Definition
not enough
Supplies of food and medicine are inadequate.
Synonyms
insufficient,
short,
scarce,
meagre,
poor,
lacking,
incomplete,
scant,
sparse,
skimpy,
sketchy,
insubstantial,
scanty,
niggardly,
incommensurate

Nearby words of
ropey

  • rootless
  • rope
  • rope someone in or into something
  • ropey
  • roseate
  • roster
  • rostrum

Synonyms of 'ropey'

ropey

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of indifferent
Definition
of only average standard or quality
She had starred in several indifferent movies.
Synonyms
mediocre,
middling,
average,
fair,
ordinary,
moderate,
insignificant,
unimportant,
so-so (informal),
immaterial,
passable,
undistinguished,
uninspired,
of no consequence,
no great shakes (informal),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of mediocre
Definition
not very high quality
His university record was mediocre.
Synonyms
second-rate,
average,
ordinary,
indifferent,
middling,
pedestrian,
inferior,
commonplace,
vanilla (slang),
insignificant,
so-so (informal),
banal,
tolerable (informal),
run-of-the-mill,
passable,
undistinguished,
uninspired,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
no great shakes (informal),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal),
fair to middling (informal),
meh (slang)
in the sense of no great shakes
The album is no great shakes.
Synonyms
unexceptional,
mediocre,
not very good,
rubbish,
pedestrian,
crap (slang),
indifferent,
unremarkable,
run-of-the-mill,
uninspiring,
undistinguished,
unimpressive,
nothing to write home about (informal),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of poor
Definition
disappointing or disagreeable
The meal was very poor.He was a poor actor.
Synonyms
inferior,
unsatisfactory,
mediocre,
second-rate,
sorry,
weak,
pants (informal),
rotten (informal),
faulty,
feeble,
worthless,
shabby,
shoddy,
low-grade,
below par,
substandard,
low-rent (informal),
for the birds (informal, old-fashioned),
crappy (slang),
valueless,
no great shakes (informal, old-fashioned),
rubbishy,
poxy (slang),
piss-poor (slang),
chickenshit (US, slang),
not much cop (British, slang),
half-pie (New Zealand, informal),
strictly for the birds (informal, old-fashioned),
bodger or bodgie (Australian, slang)
in the sense of poorly
Definition
rather ill
I've just phoned Julie and she's still poorly.
Synonyms
ill,
sick,
ailing,
unwell,
crook (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
seedy (informal),
below par,
out of sorts,
off colour,
under the weather (informal),
indisposed,
feeling rotten (informal)
in the sense of rough
Definition
ill
The lad is still feeling a bit rough.
Synonyms
unwell,
poorly (informal),
ill,
upset,
sick,
crook (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
rotten (informal),
below par,
off colour,
under the weather (informal),
not a hundred per cent (informal),
ropey or ropy (British, informal)
in the sense of substandard
Definition
below an established or required standard
a policy of clearing substandard housing
Synonyms
inferior,
inadequate,
unacceptable,
damaged,
imperfect,
second-rate,
shoddy
in the sense of under the weather
Definition
feeling slightly ill
I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.
Synonyms
ill,
unwell,
poorly (informal),
sick,
rough (informal),
crook (Australian, New Zealand, informal),
ailing,
not well,
seedy (informal),
below par,
queasy,
out of sorts,
nauseous,
off-colour (British),
indisposed,
peaky,
ropy (British, informal),
wabbit (Scottish, informal)
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