as in limp
not stiff in structure
my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears
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Recent Examples of floppy
Later that afternoon, Anderson was seen donning the messy curls again, this time while wearing a floppy white sun hat, a crisp button-down, a matching skirt with floral cutouts, and pointed-toe pumps.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Zendaya arrived in the definition of tailored with an all-white suit and matching white floppy hat.
—Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 6 May 2025
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Zendaya spotted on red carpet
Viola Flowers
Zendaya has arrived in an all-white suit with floppy white hat and a small, silver snake detail on the upper back of the suit jacket.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Move over, Batman — there’s a new caped crusader in town, and she’s got four legs, floppy ears and a heart of gold.
—Khloe Quill, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 21 May 2025
Zendaya arrived in the definition of tailored with an all-white suit and matching white floppy hat.
—Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 6 May 2025
Theo Wargo / FilmMagic 3d ago / 3:34 PM PDT
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Zendaya spotted on red carpet
Viola Flowers
Zendaya has arrived in an all-white suit with floppy white hat and a small, silver snake detail on the upper back of the suit jacket.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 6 May 2025
Move over, Batman — there’s a new caped crusader in town, and she’s got four legs, floppy ears and a heart of gold.
—Khloe Quill, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floppy
limp
Adjective
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Bacchus, bone-dry, slumps in the center of a stagnant green pool clutching fistfuls of limp grapes; none of the fountains is turned on.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
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All thanks to a blend of omegas 3, 6, and 9, which target dry, limp strands and restore hair’s lipid barrier for a plumped, voluminous curl pattern.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
30 May 2025
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floppy. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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