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choppy

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chop·py 1  (chp)
adj. chop·pi·er, chop·pi·est
Having many small waves; rough: choppy seas.
[From chop.]
choppi·ly adv.
choppi·ness n.
chop·py 2  (chp)
adj. chop·pi·er, chop·pi·est
Abruptly shifting; variable. Used of the wind.
[From chop.]
choppy [ˈtʃɒpɪ]
adj -pier, -piest
(of the sea, weather, etc.) fairly rough
choppily  adv
choppiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.choppy - marked by abrupt transitions; "choppy prose"
jerky
sudden - happening without warning or in a short space of time; "a sudden storm"; "a sudden decision"; "a sudden cure"
2.choppy - rough with small waves; "choppy seas"
stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
choppy
adjective rough, broken, ruffled, tempestuous, blustery, squally A gale was blowing and the sea was choppy.
calm, smooth, windless
Translations
choppy [ˈtʃɒpɪ] ADJ (choppier (compar) (choppiest (superl))) [sea, weather] → picado, agitado
choppy [ˈtʃɒpi] adj [sea] → un peu agité(e)
choppy
adj (+er) sea → kabbelig; wind → böig, wechselhaft


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