choppy
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃɒ.pi/ / /ˈt͡ʃɑ.pi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English chop Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English choppy From chop + -y.
- 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.”
“Safely navigating choppy waters has allowed FirstGroup to pay its first interim dividend for almost a decade, and only its second since payments restarted in August.”
- Discontinuous, intermittent.
“The sound is choppy in this video.”
- Shifting, variable