Choppy

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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 — 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