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Choppy — Chop py, a. [Cf. {Chappy}.] 1. Full of cracks. Choppy finger. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. {Chop} a change.] Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Choppy — may refer to: Choppy scene, a film making term Adams Wilson Choppy, an American home built helicopter design This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link … Wikipedia
choppy — 1867 (of seas), from CHOP (Cf. chop) (2) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Earlier in this sense was chopping (1630s) … Etymology dictionary
choppy — [adj] wavy inclement, ripply, rough, uneven, violent, wild; concept 488 Ant. calm, smooth … New thesaurus
choppy — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of the sea) having many small waves. DERIVATIVES choppiness noun … English terms dictionary
choppy — choppy1 [chäp′ē] adj. choppier, choppiest [< CHOP3 + Y3] shifting constantly and abruptly, as the wind choppiness n. choppy2 [chäp′ē] adj. choppier, choppiest … English World dictionary
choppy — I. adjective (choppier; est) Etymology: 2chop Date: 1605 1. being roughened ; chapped 2. rough with small waves 3. a. interrupted by ups and downs < choppy terrain > … New Collegiate Dictionary
choppy — UK [ˈtʃɒpɪ] / US [ˈtʃɑpɪ] adjective Word forms choppy : adjective choppy comparative choppier superlative choppiest choppy water has a lot of waves in it because the wind is blowing across it choppy seas/conditions … English dictionary
Choppy — Jacques Choppy Jacques Choppy, né le 27 septembre 1926 à Paris (Paris) et mort le 26 juillet 2004 à Paris, est un karstologue et spéléologue français. Il s’est illustré par sa théorie sur le creusement des cavités… … Wikipédia en Français
choppy — chop|py [ˈtʃɔpi US ˈtʃa:pi] adj choppy water has a lot of waves and is not smooth to sail on ▪ The small boat bobbed about on the choppy water … Dictionary of contemporary English
choppy — chop|py [ tʃapi ] adjective choppy water has many waves because the wind is blowing across it: choppy seas/conditions … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
