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
Creature, is a furry, floppy-eared cyclops who sports a slender human third arm but basically looks like a cross between that film’s two main characters.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Look out for celebrities and wearers of floppy felt hats.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Oracle was born in the floppy-disk era; Larry Ellison made his first billion in 1992.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Hall’s subversion of menswear — floppy hats, loose slacks and oversized collared shirts, or a necktie bursting out from the bottom of a waistcoat — was, in many ways, Keaton’s own.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Look out for celebrities and wearers of floppy felt hats.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Oracle was born in the floppy-disk era; Larry Ellison made his first billion in 1992.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Hall’s subversion of menswear — floppy hats, loose slacks and oversized collared shirts, or a necktie bursting out from the bottom of a waistcoat — was, in many ways, Keaton’s own.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floppy
limp
Adjective
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After arriving at the residential property, a woman, who was not publicly identified, rushed toward him while carrying the limp baby in her arms.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Chip had marked the birds down and brought them to me, warm, soft, and limp, one at a time.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floppy. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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