ropy

ropy · adjective¹

1. Middle English · derived fromrop
2. Middle English · inherited fromropy
3. English todayropy

From Middle English ropy, from Middle English rop + -y, equivalent to rope + -y.

ropy · adjective²

1. Scots · borrowed fromroup“hoarseness, huskiness, any inflamed condition of the throat”
2. Scots · borrowed fromroupy“husky; hoarse”
3. English todayropy

From Scots roupy (“husky; hoarse”), from Scots roup (“hoarseness, huskiness, any inflamed condition of the throat”).

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