choppy

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒpi

Adjective

choppy (comparative choppier, superlative choppiest)

1. (of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.
   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, Well Tackled!^[1]:

     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. Discontinuous, intermittent.

   The sound is choppy in this video.

Translations

having many small, rough waves

• Bulgarian: развълнуван (bg) (razvǎlnuvan)
• French: haché (fr), saccadé (fr)

• Italian: increspato (it)
• Maori: whenewhene (mi)

discontinuous, intermittent

See also

• chops