Of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong.

synoniem: ropey.

Roget 352: semifluid, semiliquid; tremellose^†; half melted, half frozen; milky, muddy etc. n.; lacteal, lactean^†, lacteous^†, lactescent^†, lactiferous^†; emulsive, curdled, thick, succulent, uliginous^†.    gelatinous, albuminous, mucilaginous, glutinous; glutenous, gelatin, mastic, amylaceous^†, ropy, clammy, clotted; viscid, viscous; sticky, tacky, gooey; slab, slabby^†; lentous^†, pituitous^†; mucid^†, muculent^†, mucous; gummy.    ... meer laten zien

Forming viscous or glutinous threads.

synoniemen: ropey, stringy, thready.

Roget 205: filamentous, filamentiferous^†, filaceous^†, filiform^†; fibrous, fibrillous^†; thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy; capillary, capilliform^†; funicular, wire-drawn; anguilliform^†; flagelliform^†; hairy etc. (rough) 256; taeniate^†, taeniform^†, taenioid^†; venose^†, venous.    ... meer laten zien

British informal Very poor in quality.

synoniem: ropey.