choppy

English

Etymology

chop +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɒ.pi/

  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, in 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.

3. (of wind) Shifting, variable

Translations

having many small, rough waves

• Bulgarian: развълнуван (bg) (razvǎlnuvan)
• French: haché (fr), saccadé (fr)
• Irish: útamáilte
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• Italian: increspato (it)
• Maori: whenewhene, hīnarunaru, karekare

discontinuous, intermittent

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斷斷續續／断断续续 (zh) (duànduànxùxù)

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• Spanish: entrecortado (es)

See also

• chops