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# choppy

adjective (choppy, choppier, choppiest)

«choppy» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (of the sea or a lake) Full of small, rough waves, because of wind: «choppy water». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/#m1)
2. (of writing, speech or music) Broken into short, jerky parts that do not flow well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/#m2)
3. (of hair) Cut in uneven layers on purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/#m3)

### In the lessons

In geography, travel and safety, choppy water makes boat trips bumpy and can make people seasick; swimmers and kayakers must take care. In writing lessons, teachers say «Your sentences are choppy — try joining some with «and» or «because»».

### Examples

- The sea was too choppy for the ferry to sail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/#x1)
- We felt seasick on the choppy water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/#x2)
- The lake got choppy when the wind picked up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/#x3)
- Your paragraph is a bit choppy; join some sentences together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/#x4)
- The video was choppy because the internet was slow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/#x5)
- She has a short, choppy haircut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/#x6)

### Note

Comparatives: choppier, choppiest. Opposites: calm, smooth, flat. Not to do with chopping food, though it comes from «chop».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «choppy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/choppy/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«choppy» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/choppy.html) on Mova free.