floppier; floppiest
: tending to flop
especially
: being both soft and flexible
Examples of floppy in a Sentence
Adjective
my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears
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Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Each of her bright, floppy crimson fingers contains thousands of highly nutritious pinhead-sized seeds.
—Michael Shaikh
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
Sony was the last major manufacturer to cease production of 3.5″ floppies, and their production lines stopped running in 2011.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
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Adjective
Dragging the roll slider up and down made the R1T go from a relaxed, floppy feel to a taut, engaging turner.
—Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2025
Each of her bright, floppy crimson fingers contains thousands of highly nutritious pinhead-sized seeds.
—Michael Shaikh
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
Noun
Pruning those floppy stems back to the lower set of leaves around the base of the plant after the initial flowering period should prompt yarrow to produce stronger regrowth.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
Sony was the last major manufacturer to cease production of 3.5″ floppies, and their production lines stopped running in 2011.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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