CHOPPY

choppy

(adjective) rough with small waves; “choppy seas”

choppy, jerky

(adjective) marked by abrupt transitions; “choppy prose”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

choppy (comparative choppier, superlative choppiest)

(of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.

Discontinuous, intermittent.

(of wind) Shifting, variable

Source: Wiktionary


Chop"py, a. Etym: [Cf. Chappy.]

1. Full of cracks. "Choppy finger." Shak.

2. Etym: [Cf. Chop a change.]

Definition: Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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