choppy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite marked by abrupt transitions
    jerky.
    • choppy prose
  2. adjective satellite rough with small waves
    • choppy seas

WordNet

Chop"py adjective
Etymology
Cf. Chappy.
Definitions
  1. Full of cracks. "Choppy finger." Shak.
  2. Cf. Chop a change. Rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea.

Webster 1913