ropeable
ropeable · more ropeable · most ropeable
Able to be roped and so restrainedAble to be roped and so restrained.
Meaning
2 sensesAble to be roped and so restrained.
(Australia, New Zealand, idiomatic, slang)Angry to the point of needing to be restrained from violent action.
1903, Tom Collins (Joseph Furphy), Such is Life: Being Certain Extracts From The Diary of Tom Collins, 2004, page 19, ′On′t ole Martin be ropeable when he sees that fence!
Forms
more ropeable, most ropeable| Comparative | more ropeable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most ropeable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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