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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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
So the editing here gets much, much choppier.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
The editing of the show is frenetic, the better to hold a distractible YouTube audience’s attention and provide fodder for clips, and as a result much of the dialogue comes across as choppy, with Rahma inserting quick punch lines.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
In the heyday of her career, her choppy hair, flat chest, sickly pallor and large darting eyes were a manic pixie dream.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Adjective
The choppy trading comes as investors look ahead to key events for the macroeconomic and geopolitical backdrop.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
So the editing here gets much, much choppier.
—Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
The editing of the show is frenetic, the better to hold a distractible YouTube audience’s attention and provide fodder for clips, and as a result much of the dialogue comes across as choppy, with Rahma inserting quick punch lines.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 June 2026
In the heyday of her career, her choppy hair, flat chest, sickly pallor and large darting eyes were a manic pixie dream.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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“Choppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/choppy. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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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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