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/roh"peuh beuhl/, adj.ropable.
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ropeable — adjective a) Able to be roped and so restrained. Ont ole Martin be ropeable when he sees that fence! (Such is Life, Tom Collins) b) Angry to the point of needing to be roped or restrained … Wiktionary
ropeable — adj Australian furious or berserk. A slang interpreta tion of the notion contained in the col loquial expression fit to be tied . Well when we broke the news to her I tell you, she was ropeable … Contemporary slang
ropeable — /ˈroʊpəbəl / (say rohpuhbuhl) adjective 1. capable of being roped. 2. (of animals) wild; intractable. 3. Colloquial extremely angry or bad tempered: * On t ole Martin be ropeable when he sees that fence! –joseph furphy, 1903. Also, ropable …
Ropeable — very ill tempered or angry … Dictionary of Australian slang
ropeable — Australian Slang very ill tempered or angry … English dialects glossary
ropeable — [ rəʊpəb(ə)l] (also ropable) adjective Austral./NZ informal very angry; furious. Origin C19: from the notion that the person requires to be restrained … English new terms dictionary
ropeable — rope·able … English syllables
ropeable — adj. (also ropable) 1 capable of being roped. 2 Austral. & NZ sl. angry … Useful english dictionary
rop|a|ble — «ROH puh buhl», adjective. = ropeable. (Cf. ↑ropeable) … Useful english dictionary
angry — adjective Syn: furious, irate, vexed, irked, enraged, seething, infuriated, in a temper, fuming, outraged, cross; informal (hopping) mad, up in arms, foaming at the mouth, steamed up, in a paddy; Brit.; informal shirty; N.Amer.; … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
