Usually means: Stringy, uneven texture or consistency.
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  1. ropey: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. ropey: Merriam-Webster
  3. ropey: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. ropey: Collins English Dictionary
  5. ropey: Vocabulary.com
  6. ropey: Wordnik
  7. ropey: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. ropey: Wiktionary
  9. ropey: Dictionary.com
  10. ropey: Rhymezone
  11. ropey: FreeDictionary.org
  12. ropey: Mnemonic Dictionary
  13. ropey: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. ropey: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. ropey: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. ropey: Urban Dictionary

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adjective:  Alternative spelling of ropy [Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.]

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