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chop·py 1 (chŏp′ē)
adj. chop·pi·er, chop·pi·est
Having many small waves; rough: choppy seas.
[From chop.]
chop′pi·ly adv.
chop′pi·ness n.
chop·py 2 (chŏp′ē)
adj. chop·pi·er, chop·pi·est
Abruptly shifting; variable. Used of the wind.
[From chop.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
choppy (ˈtʃɒpɪ)
adj, -pier or -piest
(of the sea, weather, etc) fairly rough
ˈchoppily adv
ˈchoppiness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
chop•py (ˈtʃɒp i)
adj. -pi•er, -pi•est.
1. (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
2. (of the wind) shifting or changing unpredictably; variable.
3. uneven in style or quality: a choppy novel.
[1595–1605]
chop′pi•ly, adv.
chop′pi•ness, n.
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