choppy

choppy

English

Etymology

chop +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɒ.pi/

  Rhymes: -ɒpi

Adjective

choppy (comparative choppier, superlative choppiest)

1. (of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.
   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!‎:

     Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.

2. Discontinuous, intermittent.

   The sound is choppy in this video.

3. (of wind) Shifting, variable

Translations

having many small, rough waves

Bulgarian: развълнуван (bg) (razvǎlnuvan) French: haché (fr), saccadé (fr) Irish: útamáilte

Italian: increspato (it) Maori: whenewhene, hīnarunaru, karekare

discontinuous, intermittent

Chinese: Mandarin: 斷斷續續 (zh)

Spanish: entrecortado (es)

See also

• chops