Pronunciation : Rop"y
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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