choppiness

noun

chop·​pi·​ness ˈchä-pē-nəs How to pronounce choppiness (audio)
: the quality or state of being choppy

Examples of choppiness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Passengers may sense bumpiness, choppiness or tossing. Suzanne Nuyen, NPR, 22 May 2024 Our offensive choppiness has kind of been an Achilles heel all year. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2024 The choppiness of the incidents being thrown at the audience, and the abrupt monologues mar any sense of being engrossed in a story. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 While the latest read on the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge showed progress toward the central bank’s target, Thursday’s data also highlighted the choppiness of this yearslong battle to rein in spiking prices: Prices rose in January from December at their fastest clip in months. Alicia Wallace, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024 The trend continued in June, before food commodity prices ticked up again in July, highlighting a continued choppiness. Michelle Toh, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023 As for the health of the overall marketplace, Gambelli notes that there is still some choppiness, though certain categories are performing better than others. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 May 2023 Even after removing problem individuals who might be related there tends to be a choppiness in the Masai results. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2011 But traders and analysts attribute most of the choppiness in oil markets to China's pandemic reopening, which has led to surging infection rates and a months-long contraction in the country's manufacturing sector. David Uberti, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of choppiness was in 1881

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“Choppiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choppiness. Accessed 31 May. 2024.

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