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also ropey
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being of a consistency that resists flow
- because the paint was so old, it was ropy and couldn't be smoothly applied to the wood
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“Ropy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ropy. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of ropy was in the 15th century
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