Other Word Forms
- ropily adverb
- ropiness noun
Etymology
Origin of ropy
Example Sentences
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Objectively, I know that the defeated ones are in almost every other regard already winners: fit gods with ropy quads, admired, adored and no doubt absurdly well compensated.
From New York Times • May 18, 2024
The aberrant proteins convert normal prions to their malevolent shape as they add them, like rungs on a ladder, to growing, ropy aggregates that destroy neurons, effectively chewing holes in the brain.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 21, 2024
Marvel films like “Spider-Man: No Way Home” and “Shang-Chi” are soaked in visual effects, but some of the C.G.I. is ropy and unconvincing.
From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022
Rising from ropy stalks anchored on the seafloor, the prodigious algae unfurled slick, brown fronds that bobbed on the surface like banners.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2021
The ones at the corners of my mouth are lengthening into a pale ropy circle around my lips.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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