choppiness
i adjective, chop·pi·er, chop·pi·est.
1.
(of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
2.
(of the wind) shifting or changing suddenly or irregularly; variable.
3.
uneven in style or quality or characterized by poorly related parts: The book was a choppy first novel.
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choppy (ˈtʃɒpɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -pier, -piest | |
| (of the sea, weather, etc) fairly rough | |
| 'choppily | |
| —adv | |
| 'choppiness | |
| —n | |
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| choppy (ˈtʃɒpɪ) | |
| —adj , -pier, -piest | |
| (of the sea, weather, etc) fairly rough | |
| 'choppily | |
| —adv | |
| 'choppiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
choppy
1867 (of seas), from chop (2). Earlier in this sense was chopping (1630s).
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