choppyadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈtʃɒpi/, U.S.

/ˈtʃɑpi/

Etymology: < chop n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Full of chops or clefts; = chappy adj.¹

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having notches

nicked?1523

natched1578

notched1586

chappy1611

hackled1611

choppya1616

notchy1843

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] > broken > cracked or fissured

chappeda1500

chopped1549

chinked1552

creviced1558

cracked1570

chappy1611

choppya1616

fatiscent1807

fissury1825

starred1826

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. iii. 42 Her choppie finger laying Vpon her skinnie Lips.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. v. 58 These Diplomatic gentlemen..seem to understand me, by each at once his choppy finger laying on his skinny lips!

2. Of the sea: = chopping adj.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > choppy

chapping1622

chopping1623

cockling1625

popping1661

short1663

coppling1667

lumpy1857

choppy1867

snappish1867

chopped1880

loppy1883

lopping1887

popply1889

sloppy1970

1867 J. MacGregor Voy. Alone in Rob Roy 76 There is sure to be a short choppy sea upon them.

3. Suggestive of chopping.

ΚΠ

1922 A. Brown Old Crow i. 4 He certainly was not the sort of hero his dramatic poems described with a choppy vigor of detail.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

choppyadj.²

Etymology: < chop v.² + -y suffix¹.

Given to change or veer about like the wind; unstable.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective]

slidinga900

wankleeOE

windyc1000

unsteadfastc1200

fleeting?c1225

loose?c1225

brotelc1315

unstablec1340

varyingc1340

variantc1374

motleyc1380

ungroundedc1380

muablea1393

passiblea1393

remuablea1393

changeablea1398

movablea1398

variablec1397

slidderya1400

ticklec1400

variantc1412

flitting1413

mutable?a1425

movingc1425

flaskisable1430

flickering1430

transmutablec1430

vertible1447

brittlea1450

ficklea1450

permutablec1450

unfirmc1450

uncertain1477

turnable1483

unsteadfast1483

vagrantc1522

inconstant1526

alterable?1531

stirringc1540

slippery1548

various1552

slid?1553

mutala1561

rolling1561

weathery1563

unconstant1568

interchangeable1574

fluctuant1575

stayless1575

transitive1575

voluble1575

changeling1577

queasy1579

desultory1581

huff-puff1582

unstaid1586

vagrant1586

changeful1590

floating1594

Protean1594

unstayed1594

swimming1596

anchorless1597

mobilec1600

ticklish1601

catching1603

labile1603

unrooted1604

quicksilvered1605

versatile1605

insubstantial1607

uncertain1609

brandling1611

rootless1611

squeasy1611

wind-changinga1616

insolid1618

ambulatory1625

versatilous1629

plastic1633

desultorious1637

unbottomed1641

fluid1642

fluent1648

yea-and-nay1648

versipellous1650

flexile1651

uncentred1652

variating1653

chequered1656

slideable1662

transchangeative1662

weathercock-like1663

flicketing1674

fluxa1677

lapsable1678

wanton1681

veering1684

upon the weathercock1702

contingent1703

unsettled?1726

fermentable1731

afloat1757

brickle1768

wavy1795

vagarious1798

unsettled1803

fitful1810

metamorphosical1811

undulating1815

tittupya1817

titubant1817

mutative1818

papier mâché1818

teetotum1819

vacillating1822

capricious1823

sensitive1828

quicksilvery1829

unengrafted1829

fluxionala1834

proteiform1833

liquid1835

tottlish1835

kaleidoscopic1846

versative1846

kaleidoscopical1858

tottery1861

choppy1865

variative1874

variational1879

wimbly-wambly1881

fluctuable1882

shifty1882

giveable1884

shifty1884

tippy1886

mutatory1890

upsettable1890

rocky1897

undulatory1897

streaky1898

tottly1905

tipply1906

up and down1907

inertialess1927

sometimey1946

rise-and-fall1950

switchable1961

1865 Standard 14 Mar. The wind was not ‘choppy’ down here.

1887 Daily News 21 July 6/1 Their interests are opposed to ‘choppy’ markets; what is needed is a steady breeze of opinion in favour of sustained prices.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	choppy
释义	choppyadj.¹ Brit. /ˈtʃɒpi/, U.S. /ˈtʃɑpi/ Etymology: < chop n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Full of chops or clefts; = chappy adj.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having notches nicked?1523 natched1578 notched1586 chappy1611 hackled1611 choppya1616 notchy1843 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] > broken > cracked or fissured chappeda1500 chopped1549 chinked1552 creviced1558 cracked1570 chappy1611 choppya1616 fatiscent1807 fissury1825 starred1826 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. iii. 42 Her choppie finger laying Vpon her skinnie Lips. View more context for this quotation 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia II. vi. v. 58 These Diplomatic gentlemen..seem to understand me, by each at once his choppy finger laying on his skinny lips! 2. Of the sea: = chopping adj.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > state of sea > [adjective] > choppy chapping1622 chopping1623 cockling1625 popping1661 short1663 coppling1667 lumpy1857 choppy1867 snappish1867 chopped1880 loppy1883 lopping1887 popply1889 sloppy1970 1867 J. MacGregor Voy. Alone in Rob Roy 76 There is sure to be a short choppy sea upon them. 3. Suggestive of chopping. ΚΠ 1922 A. Brown Old Crow i. 4 He certainly was not the sort of hero his dramatic poems described with a choppy vigor of detail. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). choppyadj.² Etymology: < chop v.² + -y suffix¹. Given to change or veer about like the wind; unstable. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > changeableness > [adjective] slidinga900 wankleeOE windyc1000 unsteadfastc1200 fleeting?c1225 loose?c1225 brotelc1315 unstablec1340 varyingc1340 variantc1374 motleyc1380 ungroundedc1380 muablea1393 passiblea1393 remuablea1393 changeablea1398 movablea1398 variablec1397 slidderya1400 ticklec1400 variantc1412 flitting1413 mutable?a1425 movingc1425 flaskisable1430 flickering1430 transmutablec1430 vertible1447 brittlea1450 ficklea1450 permutablec1450 unfirmc1450 uncertain1477 turnable1483 unsteadfast1483 vagrantc1522 inconstant1526 alterable?1531 stirringc1540 slippery1548 various1552 slid?1553 mutala1561 rolling1561 weathery1563 unconstant1568 interchangeable1574 fluctuant1575 stayless1575 transitive1575 voluble1575 changeling1577 queasy1579 desultory1581 huff-puff1582 unstaid1586 vagrant1586 changeful1590 floating1594 Protean1594 unstayed1594 swimming1596 anchorless1597 mobilec1600 ticklish1601 catching1603 labile1603 unrooted1604 quicksilvered1605 versatile1605 insubstantial1607 uncertain1609 brandling1611 rootless1611 squeasy1611 wind-changinga1616 insolid1618 ambulatory1625 versatilous1629 plastic1633 desultorious1637 unbottomed1641 fluid1642 fluent1648 yea-and-nay1648 versipellous1650 flexile1651 uncentred1652 variating1653 chequered1656 slideable1662 transchangeative1662 weathercock-like1663 flicketing1674 fluxa1677 lapsable1678 wanton1681 veering1684 upon the weathercock1702 contingent1703 unsettled?1726 fermentable1731 afloat1757 brickle1768 wavy1795 vagarious1798 unsettled1803 fitful1810 metamorphosical1811 undulating1815 tittupya1817 titubant1817 mutative1818 papier mâché1818 teetotum1819 vacillating1822 capricious1823 sensitive1828 quicksilvery1829 unengrafted1829 fluxionala1834 proteiform1833 liquid1835 tottlish1835 kaleidoscopic1846 versative1846 kaleidoscopical1858 tottery1861 choppy1865 variative1874 variational1879 wimbly-wambly1881 fluctuable1882 shifty1882 giveable1884 shifty1884 tippy1886 mutatory1890 upsettable1890 rocky1897 undulatory1897 streaky1898 tottly1905 tipply1906 up and down1907 inertialess1927 sometimey1946 rise-and-fall1950 switchable1961 1865 Standard 14 Mar. The wind was not ‘choppy’ down here. 1887 Daily News 21 July 6/1 Their interests are opposed to ‘choppy’ markets; what is needed is a steady breeze of opinion in favour of sustained prices. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.¹a1616adj.²1865
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