2. Adjective. (Australia New Zealand) Angry to the point of needing to be restrained from violent action. ¹
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Definition of Ropeable
1. very angry [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ropeable
Literary usage of Ropeable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"4: "The service has shown itself so ' ropeable' heretofore that one experiences now
... In school-boy slang : " You must not chaff him, he gets so ropeable. ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"4: " The service has shown itself so ' ropeable' heretofore that one experiences
... In school-boy slang : " You must not chaff him, he gets so ropeable. ..."
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