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chop·py 1

 (chŏp′ē)
adj. chop·pi·er, chop·pi·est
1. Having many small waves; rough: choppy seas.
2. Not smoothly connected; disjointed: needed to edit the choppy prose in the essay.
[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 © 2016 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
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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.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.choppy - marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose"
jerky
sudden - happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"
2.choppy - rough with small waves; "choppy seas"
stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

choppy

adjective rough, broken, ruffled, tempestuous, blustery, squally A gale was blowing and the sea was choppy.
calm, smooth, windless
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
مُتَلاطِمُ الأمواج، مُتَقَلِّب
rozbouřené
úfinn
sčerený

choppy

[ˈtʃɒpɪ] ADJ (choppier (compar) (choppiest (superl))) [sea, weather] → picado, agitado
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

choppy

[ˈtʃɒpi] adj [sea] → un peu agité(e)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

choppy

adj (+er) sea → kabbelig; wind → böig, wechselhaft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chop1

(tʃop) – past tense past participle chopped – verb
(sometimes with up) to cut (into small pieces). He chopped up the vegetables.
noun
a slice of mutton, pork etc containing a rib.
ˈchopper noun
1. an instrument for chopping.
2. a helicopter.
ˈchoppy adjective
(of the sea) rough.
ˈchoppiness noun
chop and change
to keep changing (especially one's mind).
chop down
to cause (especially a tree) to fall by cutting it with an axe. He chopped down the fir tree.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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