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
Christmas cheer came early, with wagging tails and floppy ears.
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
It is made of supersoft, lightweight wool and has a nice shape that keeps it from looking floppy.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
Oddly, tameness has also long been associated with traits such as a shorter face, a smaller head, floppy ears and white patches on fur—a pattern that Charles Darwin noted in the 1800s.
—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2025
Smalls stood authoritatively behind the ship’s wheel, wearing the captain’s uniform and his signature floppy hat, focused on the mission ahead.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
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Ronnie Li, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025
It is made of supersoft, lightweight wool and has a nice shape that keeps it from looking floppy.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
Oddly, tameness has also long been associated with traits such as a shorter face, a smaller head, floppy ears and white patches on fur—a pattern that Charles Darwin noted in the 1800s.
—Marina Wang, Scientific American, 14 Nov. 2025
Smalls stood authoritatively behind the ship’s wheel, wearing the captain’s uniform and his signature floppy hat, focused on the mission ahead.
—Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for floppy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for floppy
limp
Adjective
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Video captured it all, down to the motorist going limp and the vehicle crashing down the street.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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DeSantis has offered a few limp rationalizations for his demand, but nothing that would overcome the sheer gall of this re-write of the rules.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floppy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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