choppy

chop +‎ -y

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɒ.pi/

• Audio (Southern England)

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  Rhymes: -ɒpi

choppy (comparative choppier, superlative choppiest)

1. (of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.
   • 1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!‎:

     Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.

   • 2022 November 30, “Network News: First pays out interim dividend after reporting £37m pre-tax profit”, in RAIL, number 971, page 24:

     Safely navigating choppy waters has allowed FirstGroup to pay its first interim dividend for almost a decade, and only its second since payments restarted in August.

2. Discontinuous, intermittent.

   The sound is choppy in this video.

3. (of wind) Shifting, variable

• choppy-changey

• chops