choppyadjective
uk/ˈtʃɒp.i/us/ˈtʃɑː.pi/(of sea, lakes, or rivers) with a lot of small, rough waves caused by the wind
(of a hairstyle) cut at different lengths:
Her hair was cut in a choppy bob.
choppy layers
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Waves
- break
- breaker
- crest
- dumper
- heavy
- lap
- overfall
- ripple
- roller
- rough
- spume
- standing wave
- swell
- tidal wave
- tsunami
- wake
- wave
- white horses
- whitecaps
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Wind & winds
Examples from literature
- Most of the travellers seemed limp and exhausted, and were pale with the pallor that comes of a choppy Channel crossing.
- The boat was still moving with unabated speed, and the dark, choppy water stretched all round them.
- The sea being choppy, by this time the vessel echoed from end to end with groans and lamentations.
- The wind was quite high, which made the water choppy.
- We had a very choppy crossing, and you would most certainly have been sick had you been on board.