chop·py
ˈchä-pē 
choppier; choppiest
1
: being roughened : chapped
2
: rough with small waves
3
a
: interrupted by ups and downs
choppy terrain
a choppy career
b
: jerky
short choppy strides
c
: disconnected
choppy writing
Examples of choppy in a Sentence
Adjective (1)
a sharp, choppy wind coming off the lake
the old cable car provides a picturesque but choppy ride to the mountain's peak
the plot was intriguing, but the author's style was so choppy that I finally gave up in frustration
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Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
The pixie was cut longer than the classic super-short Mia Farrow-in-Rosemary's Baby pixie, with long bangs that fell just below the arch of Yeoh's brows and a choppy, playful texture reminiscent of the short cuts of the late ‘90s and early 2000s.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
Only a handful of Taiwanese beaches are considered suitable for an amphibious landing, and the choppy Taiwan Strait limits the feasible invasion window to just a few months per year.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night following a choppy week in which valuation fears, a rotation within the market and a recalibration of Federal Reserve rate cut expectations pressured the artificial intelligence trade.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
That feeling had ebbed some through this choppy season, both in the game-to-game and more overarching sense.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025
The pixie was cut longer than the classic super-short Mia Farrow-in-Rosemary's Baby pixie, with long bangs that fell just below the arch of Yeoh's brows and a choppy, playful texture reminiscent of the short cuts of the late ‘90s and early 2000s.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 18 Nov. 2025
Only a handful of Taiwanese beaches are considered suitable for an amphibious landing, and the choppy Taiwan Strait limits the feasible invasion window to just a few months per year.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night following a choppy week in which valuation fears, a rotation within the market and a recalibration of Federal Reserve rate cut expectations pressured the artificial intelligence trade.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 16 Nov. 2025
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“Choppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choppy. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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choppy
1 of 2 adjective
chop·py
ˈchäp-ē
choppier; choppiest
: changeable sense 1, variable
choppy wind
choppy
2 of 2 adjective
choppier; choppiest
1
: rough with small waves
the lake was choppy
2
: marked by sudden stops and starts : not connected smoothly
short choppy sentences
choppiness
noun
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