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
Recent Examples on the Web
Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024
Channel your inner coastal grandmother and pair these with a blue button-down shirt and a floppy hat.
—Emma Guillen, Peoplemag, 7 July 2024
Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
In a post on social media, Kono said that the Japanese government still required the likes of floppies and CDs for some 1,900 procedures — and vowed to eliminate their use.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Adjective
People stood together in clusters, wearing floppy hats and neckerchiefs.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 11 July 2024
Channel your inner coastal grandmother and pair these with a blue button-down shirt and a floppy hat.
—Emma Guillen, Peoplemag, 7 July 2024
Noun
That gave me a handful of low-res (but recognizable) pictures on a floppy.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
In a post on social media, Kono said that the Japanese government still required the likes of floppies and CDs for some 1,900 procedures — and vowed to eliminate their use.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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