ropey
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9.2
- adjective
- /ˈrəʊpi/
- UK
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de mala calidad
- I wouldn't recommend that restaurant; the food was really ropey and not worth the price.
Remember when Vidich came and he was ropey Say the least.
- Remember when Vidich came and he was ropey Say the least.
Examples
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His performance in the game was rather ropey, leading to a disappointing loss for the team.
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The hotel room was quite ropey, with peeling wallpaper and a musty smell.
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I had a pretty ropey day today.
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Remember when Vidich came and he was ropey Say the least.
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So I hope I haven't been too ropey and that you have enjoyed it.
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When I lived in Ecuador for a year before coming here to Spain nine years ago, my Spanish was dead ropey, and it was hard enough communicating in just one language—and they speak clearly over there!
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Many other players have clearly not thought enough about sound, even when they're working from well-established brands with a deserved reputation for quality (the early podcasts of The Economist, for instance, often sounded pretty ropey, though they've since got a lot better).
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It was funny seeing James mention the Artemis starship bridge idea as I was blown away reading about it. Years back, my brother and I would split the mouse and keyboard to try and make a fairly ropey tank simulation game artificially cooperative, with one as the driver and the other as the gunner!
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Synonyms
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6.7
Low quality and unpleasant
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4.3
Looks low quality and cheaply made, like a plastic toy
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4.8
Poor quality and likely to break quickly
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6.0
Dirty and not good quality
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6.4
Poorly made and cheap so it breaks or wears quickly
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8.4
Very bad and disappointing to experience
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7.0
Poor quality and disappointing
Of very poor quality and not good
Cheap and poorly made
Not very good in quality or condition
A part that does not work properly or is weak, often for body parts and machines
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Etymology
Ropey comes from rope plus the ending -y, meaning 'like rope'. A helpful way to remember the British slang is to think of a cheap, weak rope that you would not trust, so ropey came to mean 'poor quality' or 'not very good'.