ropey

ropey ropy adjective ropier or ropiest

1. British informal
   1. inferior or inadequate
   2. slightly unwell; below par
2. (of a viscous or sticky substance) forming strands or filaments
3. resembling a roperopey muscles

Derived Formsropily, adverbropiness, noun Examples from the Web for ropey Historical Examples of ropey

Sam stroked his ropey mustache and eased the gun at his hip.

Rimrock Trail

J. Allan Dunn

Every morning Ropey came grinning into the prison, with a bucket full of the old worm-eaten biscuit from the Julia.

Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847

Various

The ropey, rubbery something was the tube connecting the heater with the gas-fixture.

The Mystery of Murray Davenport

Robert Neilson Stephens