Choppy

//ˈt͡ʃɒ.pi// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having many small, rough waves.

    "Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy."

  2. 2
    Discontinuous, intermittent.

    "The sound is choppy in this video."

  3. 3
    Shifting, variable
Adjective
  1. 1
    rough with small waves wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by abrupt transitions wordnet

Synonyms

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bouncybrokenbroken offbumpycapriciouscareening

Example

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"The boat danced on the choppy water."

Etymology

From chop + -y.

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