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Adjective: ropey  row-pee
  1. [Brit, informal] Very poor in quality
    "a ropey performance"; "ropey food";
    - ropy [Brit, informal], shonky [Austral, NZ, informal]
     
  2. Forming viscous or glutinous threads
    - ropy, stringy, thready
     
  3. Of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
    - ropy

See also: inferior, thick

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Roquefort
Roquefort dressing
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