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   chop·py

   /ˈCHäpē/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a sea or river) having many small waves: "sea conditions are often very choppy"
   • 2. having a disjointed or jerky quality: "the choppy, electronic beat of hip hop"
   • 3. denoting or relating to a hairstyle in which layers and sections of hair are cut at different lengths: "a choppy bob"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘full of chaps or clefts’): from chop1 + -y1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. choppily adverb
   • 2. choppiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • C

     3

   • H

     4

   • O

     1

   • P

     3

   • P

     3

   • Y

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