- ropey
- • dodgy, of poor quality, horrible etc. e.g. "Blimey, you should av' seen the ropey old bird Dave was snogging last night, he must have been hammered".
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ropey — rop·y || rəʊpɪ adj. resembling or behaving like a rope; becoming thread like and sticky (of liquids which become thick and sticky, also spelled ropey) … English contemporary dictionary
ropey * — Adj. 1. Suspicious, dubious. E.g. She seems like such a nice girl, but she has some really ropey looking boyfriends. 2. Of poor quality, mediocre. Informal * Also ropy … English slang and colloquialisms
ropey ropy — adjective BrE informal 1 in bad condition or of bad quality: We stayed in a really ropey hotel. 2 slightly ill: I m feeling a bit ropey this morning … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ropey — adjective see ropy … New Collegiate Dictionary
ropey — rop·ey … English syllables
ropey — [ˈrəʊpi] adj informal not very good … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
