Choppy
['tʃɒpɪ] or ['tʃɑpi]
Definition
(adj.) rough with small waves; 'choppy seas' .
(adj.) marked by abrupt transitions; 'choppy prose' .
Typed by Connie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Full of cracks.
(a.) Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea.
Edited by Cheryl
Examples
- If the sea is a little choppy it is difficult to discover it with the naked eye at about 300 or 400 yards away, or in a smooth sea at over 500 yards. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In the Bay of Biscay bad weather prevailed as a matter of course, and the yacht tossed about a good deal in the choppy waters. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The sailor handles his boat in one way in a choppy sea and in a different way in a rolling sea, for he knows that these two kinds of waves act dissimilarly. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Light and heat differ as much as the short, choppy waves of the ocean and the slow, long swell of the ocean, but not more so. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Editor: Michel