United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland vs ropey

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a noun but ropey is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	Yes	No	No	No
ropey	No	Yes	No	No

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (noun)	ropey (noun)
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (adjective)	ropey (adjective)
	of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
	(British informal) very poor in quality
	forming viscous or glutinous threads