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# floppy

adjective (floppy, floppier, floppiest)

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

## Everyday

1. Soft and hanging down loosely, not stiff: «a dog with floppy ears». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floppy/#m1)
2. Weak and limp: «a floppy plant needs water». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floppy/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: floppy hats for sun safety, floppy ears on a rabbit or dog, floppy plants that need water. In science, a plant goes floppy when it lacks water. In health, a baby or person who suddenly goes floppy needs a doctor at once. The «floppy disk» was an old computer storage disk. Phrases: «floppy ears», «floppy hat».

### Examples

- Our puppy has long floppy ears. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floppy/#x1)
- Wear a floppy hat in the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floppy/#x2)
- The plant went floppy because I forgot to water it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floppy/#x3)
- The rag doll is soft and floppy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floppy/#x4)
- My lettuce is all floppy now. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floppy/#x5)
- Grandpa saved his work on a floppy disk long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floppy/#x6)

### Note

Comparative: floppier, floppiest. Opposite: stiff, firm. Informal and friendly word.

## On Mova

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