ropable
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ropable — /roh peuh beuhl/, adj. 1. capable of being roped. 2. Australian Informal. angry. [1870 75; ROPE + ABLE] * * * … Universalium
ropable — Australian English Very ill tempered or angry … English dialects glossary
ropable — rop·able … English syllables
ropable — UK [ˈrəʊpəb(ə)l] / US [ˈroʊpəb(ə)l] adjective Australian informal extremely angry … English dictionary
ropable — … Useful english dictionary
ropeable — /roh peuh beuhl/, adj. ropable. * * * … Universalium
English language — Language belonging to the Germanic languages branch of the Indo European language family, widely spoken on six continents. The primary language of the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and various Caribbean and Pacific… … Universalium
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 — /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 — adj. (also ropable) 1 capable of being roped. 2 Austral. & NZ sl. angry … Useful english dictionary
