ropy in English

adjective
1
resembling a rope in being long, strong, and fibrous.
the ropy roots of the old tree
synonyms:stringythreadyfibrousfilamentousviscousstickymucilaginousthick
2
poor in quality or health; inferior.
a portrait by a pretty ropy artist
adjective

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "ropy" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "ropy", or refer to the context using the word "ropy" in the English Dictionary.

1. 13 Ropy, yellow or green mucus with rattling in the chest.

2. 16 Copious, thick, ropy mucus from the larynx; hoarseness, rough voice, dry cough.

3. 25 There may be a dry burning sensation; a dry mouth, ropy mucus, mouth ulcers.

4. Synonyms for Cartilaginous include chondral, tough, chewy, fibrous, gristly, leathery, sinewy, stringy, rubbery and ropy

5. Usually common on the Hawaiian volcanoes, pahoehoe is a form of lava which is smooth and ropy and causes by the Congealment of lava as it is released from the volcano (Williams, 32)