Ropey

The 20-year-old Ulsterman started off "ropey" in his own words in the blustery, sand-swept conditions and then looked to Lady Luck to steady his dhow before producing four birdies on the back nine for a four-under 68. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is a subject close to my heart and I will do whatever is within my power to fight for the rights of … Bit ropey on the literacy side of things, what with ‘allot’ being a verb meaning to allocate or hand out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And let's say that one day, in a sense, when the dance is long done, in a sense, she will awaken from a dark and ropey dream say, of intolerance and greed, and this dream will yield to one of raging waters and roaring seas and let's say that, in the way a face in a blind man's memory remains forever young, the eddies of that dance remain, perfectly preserved. ❋ Sally Houtman (2011)

Keitel and Mol came in as part of the recast and relocation which followed the ropey pilot. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Two months later, having played a few friendlies for Manchester United and looked a bit ropey during the Charity Shield, he is very much England material. ❋ Eliot Pollak (2011)

Patriots 0 Steelers 7, 4:51 1st quarter You wouldn't need to have been paying particularly close attention this season to know that the Patriots' pass defence has been looking a little ropey, and Pittsburgh are making no secret of their desire to exploit that weakness. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The team lost after designing a ropey beach bookstand for those people who can't be bothered to hold a Stieg Larsson paperback. ❋ Barbara Ellen (2010)

Bit ropey on the literacy side of things, what with ‘allot’ being a verb meaning to allocate or hand out. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the open kitchen, two Chinatown veterans stretch dough into ropey noodles, available thick or thin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Got a little ropey for a moment with Posada getting yet another hit, but once again, Yankees can't get the big hit in the big spot. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He was handsome, built like a runner, his legs ropey and tan, sideburns and blonde hair that flopped unapologetically over the forehead. ❋ Shelagh Power-Chopra (2011)

She had dark ropey hair and a freckled face like one big connect the dots puzzle, but it was her tits that were something else. ❋ Billy Robinson (2011)

The idea of my local library doing anything more than providing a basic Internet connection at a few ropey old terminals in half-hour time slots is impossible to contemplate. ❋ Maxine (2009)

It's all a bit sub-Michael Bay: production values that bring to mind those ropey made-for-TV films on SyFy with titles like Goliath Walrus v RoboSquid, with Hill and Worthington phoning it in. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In the open kitchen, Chinatown veterans, who go by Mr. Chen (shown here) and Mr. Gao, stretch dough into ropey noodles, available thick or thin. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As the old saying goes: if you've got a steak at home, why mess around with a ropey console with excessive loading times? ❋ Unknown (2011)