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
Fashion stylist Ashley Dorough recommends styles that fall somewhere between floppy and snugly fitting on your head.
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Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
This year's treasure trove features famous faces like the original Betty Boop — whose iconic hoop earrings originally took the form of floppy dog ears — and the initial version of Disney's Pluto, who first went by the name Rover.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
One of the day’s first skaters is Constantine, a prodigious, floppy-haired 11-year-old who’s working on his triple salchow.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
Christmas cheer came early, with wagging tails and floppy ears.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
This year's treasure trove features famous faces like the original Betty Boop — whose iconic hoop earrings originally took the form of floppy dog ears — and the initial version of Disney's Pluto, who first went by the name Rover.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Dec. 2025
One of the day’s first skaters is Constantine, a prodigious, floppy-haired 11-year-old who’s working on his triple salchow.
—Blair Braverman, Outside, 22 Dec. 2025
Christmas cheer came early, with wagging tails and floppy ears.
—Ronnie Li, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floppy
limp
Adjective
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Tomato stalks broke in two, my mother’s peppers dangled like limp green earrings from the stem.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The outer leaves should be tightly packed and crisp, not limp or dry.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floppy. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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