floppy
adjective
tending to flop.
floppiness
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a word derived from
floppy.
Example Sentences
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"He brings the sweetness and floppiness of early career Hugh Grant, but relies less on cringey posh diffidence and more on a sweet theatricality," she wrote.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2024
And also, there was this floppiness to the shark nose—it’s called the rostrum—and she was like, “Yeah, that looks like plastic kind of being melted in the sun.”
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2023
From his very first appearance, there have been those who insist that, given the shape and floppiness of his ears … Superman: The Unauthorized Biography by Glen Weldon.
From Slate ● May 3, 2013
Through his two central characters, Bunthorpe and Grosvenor, Gilbert gently pours scorn on aesthetic language and values and self-conscious languor, the floppiness and droopiness that characterised the craze.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 26, 2011
The Informal Bow The informal bow is merely a modification of the above; it is easy and unstudied, but it should suggest the ease of controlled muscles, not the floppiness of a rag doll.
From Etiquette by Emily Post
