choppy

English

Etymology

chop +‎ -y

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɒ.pi/
Rhymes: -ɒpi

Adjective

choppy (comparative choppier, superlative choppiest)

(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.
Discontinuous, intermittent.
The sound is choppy in this video.
(of wind) Shifting, variable

Translations

having many small, rough waves

Bulgarian: развълнуван (bg) (razvǎlnuvan)
French: haché (fr), saccadé (fr)
Irish: útamáilte

Italian: increspato (it)
Maori: whenewhene, hīnarunaru, karekare

discontinuous, intermittent

Chinese:
Mandarin: 斷斷續續 (zh)

Spanish: entrecortado (es)

See also

chops

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