choppy
adjective/ˈtʃɒpi/
/ˈtʃɑːpi/
(comparative choppier, superlative choppiest)
- (of the sea, etc.) with a lot of small waves; not calm
- The choppy waters caused some of the boats to capsize.
Extra Examples- The sea was starting to get a bit choppy.
- The sea can be very choppy, especially at high tide.
- (North American English, disapproving) (of a style of writing) containing a lot of short sentences and changing topics too often
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘full of chaps or clefts’): from chop + -y.
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