WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ropey adj 1: of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong [syn: ropy, ropey] 2: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: ropy, ropey, stringy, thready] 3: (British informal) very poor in quality; "ropey food"; "a ropey performance" [syn: ropey, ropy]