ropy

Other forms of ropy

comparative or superlative

ropier

comparative or superlative

ropiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ropy

What does ropy mean?

ropy means "of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ropy?

ropy has 2 syllables: ro-py. The stress falls on "ro".

What is another word for ropy?

Close synonyms include ropey, ropey, stringy, thready, ropey. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ropy a common word?

ropy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.