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Meaning of CHOPPY

Pronunciation:  'châpee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  rough with small waves; "choppy seas"
 
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 Synonyms: stormy
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Chop"py\, a. [Cf. {Chappy}.]
1. Full of cracks. ``Choppy finger.'' --Shak.
2. [Cf. {Chop} a change.] Rough, with short, tumultuous
   waves; as, a choppy sea.
 
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