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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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Mayim Bialik, the actress behind the quirky character known for her floppy hats, explained Monday on her Substack that a modern take on the series, which aired over five seasons, from 1990 to 1995, had been rejected by the studio.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2025
In 2019, the US military branch replaced the 8-inch floppies for storing data used for operating its intercontinental ballistic missile command, control, and communications network with SSDs.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
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Adjective
An amaryllis bulb naturally grows long floppy leaves, staking them upright would look ridiculous.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Mayim Bialik, the actress behind the quirky character known for her floppy hats, explained Monday on her Substack that a modern take on the series, which aired over five seasons, from 1990 to 1995, had been rejected by the studio.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 26 Aug. 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
In 2019, the US military branch replaced the 8-inch floppies for storing data used for operating its intercontinental ballistic missile command, control, and communications network with SSDs.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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