ropey
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
forming viscous or glutinous threads
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
(British informal) very poor in quality
ropey food
Related & opposite
- Great Britain domain region
- colloquialism domain usage
- inferior similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rope |
| 1 | pertains to | Related & opposite | rope |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tackiness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | thick |
| 3 | domain region | Related & opposite | Great Britain |
| 3 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | inferior |