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ropy

[roh-pee] / ˈroʊ pi /








ADJECTIVE
threadlike
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The aberrant proteins convert normal prions to their malevolent shape as they add them, like rungs on a ladder, to growing, ropy aggregates that destroy neurons, effectively chewing holes in the brain.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 21, 2024

Fortress: Sniper’s Eye Rated R for ropy action and risible acting.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2022

The hot tub is a wide pan holding a steaming bath of lard and broth in which flaps of suadero burble happily alongside orange links of longaniza and ropy lengths of tripa, beef intestines.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2022

Rising from ropy stalks anchored on the seafloor, the prodigious algae unfurled slick, brown fronds that bobbed on the surface like banners.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2021

Above the beard, a fading black ropy tattoo stretched across his cheeks and nose.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack