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
Graham later donned a floppy Wallaroo canvas sunhat and oversized black cat-eye Le Specs sunglasses while lounging in beach chairs with Civetta, who shielded his eyes with black shades.
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The 32-year-old British musician first stepped into the spotlight on The X Factor as a floppy-haired teenager before becoming part of One Direction, the boy band that defined a generation of pop fandom.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
From the colorful, floppy hairstyles of Korean boy band Stray Kids, or the non-binary wardrobes of trailblazing singers like G-Dragon of Big Bang and Seonghwa of ATEEZ, K-pop’s male idols have long fostered diverse expressions of masculinity.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The fact that Anthropic can’t make a disk drive or a floppy drive is too bad.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
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Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The 32-year-old British musician first stepped into the spotlight on The X Factor as a floppy-haired teenager before becoming part of One Direction, the boy band that defined a generation of pop fandom.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2026
From the colorful, floppy hairstyles of Korean boy band Stray Kids, or the non-binary wardrobes of trailblazing singers like G-Dragon of Big Bang and Seonghwa of ATEEZ, K-pop’s male idols have long fostered diverse expressions of masculinity.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
The fact that Anthropic can’t make a disk drive or a floppy drive is too bad.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for floppy
limp
Adjective
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If there is a chance of overwatering, plants tend to develop leaves that feel soft or limp rather than dry.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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He was helped off the court with a limp, never to return.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floppy. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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