chop·py
ˈchä-pē 
choppier; choppiest
1
: being roughened : chapped
2
: rough with small waves
3
a
: interrupted by ups and downs
choppy terrain
a choppy career
b
: jerky
short choppy strides
c
: disconnected
choppy writing
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Adjective (1)
a sharp, choppy wind coming off the lake
the old cable car provides a picturesque but choppy ride to the mountain's peak
the plot was intriguing, but the author's style was so choppy that I finally gave up in frustration
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
On the night of the crash, emergency crews battled icy, choppy waters, Chief Donnelly said.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
The Seidler brothers and Sheel Seidler blamed each other for the choppy water.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Earnings season ramps up another notch next week to start February, forcing investors to wade through a barrage of quarterly results amid ongoing policy uncertainty that promises upheaval for an already choppy stock market.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Billie Eilish even had a version of the style on Grammys night, wearing her black hair tied back in a ponytail but also rocking choppy face-framing side pieces.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
On the night of the crash, emergency crews battled icy, choppy waters, Chief Donnelly said.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 2 Feb. 2025
The Seidler brothers and Sheel Seidler blamed each other for the choppy water.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Earnings season ramps up another notch next week to start February, forcing investors to wade through a barrage of quarterly results amid ongoing policy uncertainty that promises upheaval for an already choppy stock market.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Choppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choppy. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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choppy
1 of 2 adjective
chop·py
ˈchäp-ē
choppier; choppiest
: changeable sense 1, variable
choppy wind
choppy
2 of 2 adjective
choppier; choppiest
1
: rough with small waves
the lake was choppy
2
: marked by sudden stops and starts : not connected smoothly
short choppy sentences
choppiness
noun
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