单词 | ropey |
释义 | ropey (once / 155518 pages) 1adj 2adj WORD FAMILY rope: roped, roper, ropes, ropey, roping, ropy+/roper: ropers/roping: ropings/ropy: ropily, ropiness USAGE EXAMPLESIn the sports arena of my mind, I pump and glide like a ropey adolescent on performance-enhancing pasta. Seattle Times(Sep 01, 2016) Huang covers her ropey burn scars by wearing long sleeves and trousers when she leaves the house. Slate(Jul 01, 2016) The bases of the corn stalks had all grown together, their ropey roots intertwined in Gordian knots. Washington Post(Jun 26, 2016) 1 1adj of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong Syn ropy 2adj forming viscous or glutinous threads 2Syn ropy, stringy, thready thick relatively dense in consistency adj (British informal) very poor in quality ropey food a ropey performance Syn ropy inferior of low or inferior quality |
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