floppy

[ flop-ee ]
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adjective,flop·pi·er, flop·pi·est.
  1. tending to flop.

noun,plural flop·pies.

Origin of floppy

1
First recorded in 1855–60; flop + -y1

Other words from floppy

  • flop·pi·ly, adverb
  • flop·pi·ness, noun

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How to use floppy in a sentence

  • Her costume was of a kind that may be described as the floppily artistic.

    In Brief Authority | F. Anstey

British Dictionary definitions for floppy

floppy

/ (ˈflɒpɪ) /


adjective-pier or -piest
  1. limp or hanging loosely: a dog with floppy ears

nounplural -pies
  1. short for floppy disk

Derived forms of floppy

  • floppily, adverb
  • floppiness, noun

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