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floppy

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flop·py  (flp)
adj. flop·pi·er, flop·pi·est
Tending to flop; loose and flexible. See Synonyms at limp.
n. pl. flop·pies
A floppy disk.
floppi·ly adv.
floppi·ness n.
floppy [ˈflɒpɪ]
adj -pier, -piest
limp or hanging loosely a dog with floppy ears
n pl -pies
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) short for floppy disk
floppily  adv
floppiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.floppyfloppy - a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price"
diskette, floppy disk
computer, computing device, computing machine, data processor, electronic computer, information processing system - a machine for performing calculations automatically
magnetic disc, magnetic disk, disc, disk - (computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
Adj.1.floppy - hanging limply; "a spaniel with floppy ears"
lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"
floppy
adjective droopy, soft, loose, hanging, limp, flapping, sagging, baggy, flip-flop, flaccid, pendulous the girl with the floppy hat
Translations
floppy [ˈflɒpɪ]
A. ADJ (floppier (compar) (floppiest (superl))) [hat] → flexible; [doll] → de trapo
a dog with floppy ears → un perro con las orejas caídas
B. N = floppy disc
C. CPD floppy disc or disk N (Comput) → disquete m, disco m flexible
floppy [ˈflɒpi] adj [hair, fringe] → lâche, flottant(e)
a floppy hat → un chapeau à bords flottants
floppy disk n (COMPUTING) → disquette f
floppy
adj (+er) → schlaff, schlapp; movement → schlaksig; clothes → weit; hair → wallend; bow → weich; floppy hat → Schlapphut m; floppy ears → Schlappohren pl
n (= disk) → Floppy Disk f, → Diskette f
floppy [ˈflɒpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → floscio/a, molle
floppy hat → cappello floscio
floppy [ˈflɒpɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) → floscio/a, molle
floppy hat → cappello floscio


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When he espied Denisov he hastily threw something into the bushes, removed his sodden hat by its floppy brim, and approached his commander.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
To complete his costume, a floppy felt hat, distinctly Rembrandtish in effect, perched half on his head and mostly over one ear; a sixpenny, white cotton undershirt covered his torso; and from a belt about his middle dangled a tobacco pouch, a sheath-knife, filled clips of cartridges, and a huge automatic pistol in a leather holster.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
I had remained in my sleeping suit, with straw slippers and a soft floppy hat.
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