Crossword-Solution: ROPINESS
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ropiness | n. | Quality of being ropy; viscosity. |
We have 2 clues for the answer “ROPINESS”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Stringy quality | 1 answer |
| Thick, gelatinous quality | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
EATRE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with ROPINESS (4)
Ropiness was cured by repeated rackings and by brandying, eight gallons per pipe being the normal ratio.
This comprises fining with some gelatinous substance, and, as a precaution against ropiness and other maladies, liquid tannin is at the same time frequently added to supply the place of the natural tannin which has departed from the wine with its reddish hue at the epoch of its first fermentation.
Should I, before the dreaded event, initiate the wife of my bosom in the mysteries of bread baking? Should I commence forthwith a series of practical experiments within the limited confines of my kitchen oven? To prevent the otherwise inevitable heaviness and possible ropiness in my loaves of the future, some such previous process would certainly have to be adopted.
You will also note that we advise against the use of molasses and syrup barrels, as they are liable to cause ropiness of the brine.
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Appears in: WSJ.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (2025).