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    CHOPPY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: choppier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, choppiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: choppier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: choppiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Rough with small wavesplay

    Example:

    choppy seas

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    stormy ((especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion)

    Derivation:

    chop (the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide))

    choppiness (used of the sea during inclement or stormy weather)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Marked by abrupt transitionsplay

    Example:

    choppy prose

    Synonyms:

    choppy; jerky

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    sudden (happening without warning or in a short space of time)

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