ropy in the PONS Dictionary

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Of course, looks are superficial -- but they are also indicative: if a man looks ropy, he's probably feeling it.
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It meant bad, or cheap, or ropy.
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The soundtrack is excellent, the voice-work is impressive (especially in light of the ropy dialogue) and the musical score is a fantastic mix of ethereal synths and orchestral pomp.
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The soil is moist with fecundity; undergrowths are thick with mystery; ropy climbers swing and interlock in every direction; the canopy lends a spell of brooding shadows.
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Ale muste haue these properties, it muste be fresshe and cleare, it muste not be ropy, nor smoky, nor it must haue no wefte nor tayle.
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I did a lot of travelling in my twenties and stayed in a lot of ropy places, but one stands out.
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Ropy arms, thick necks, eyes flat, their faces inscrutable.
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The cheapskate way can often end up costing more and leading to a pretty ropy experience.
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Ropy is one way of putting it.
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He wasn't tall, but his arms were ropy and his hands were big, a fighter's hands.
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