loppy

American  

[lop-ee] / ˈlɒp i /

adjective

loppier, loppiest

1. hanging limply; lopping.

   awkward, loppy arms.

   Synonyms:

   flaccid, flabby

   Antonyms:

   erect

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loppy British  

/ ˈlɒpɪ /

noun

1. informal a man employed to do maintenance tasks on a station

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Etymology

Origin of loppy

First recorded in 1850–55; lop ² + -y ¹

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

loppy loppier

"Sometimes she was aggressive sometimes she realized it was more beneficial to go back to defense. Sometimes she hit hard, sometimes she chipped and drop-shotted or hit loppy balls."

From Reuters ● Jun. 27, 2017

And his brother had that self-same, loppy, crinkled ear.”

From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack

Mottin looked over the side and wished it was not so loppy.

From H.M.S. —— by Bower, John Graham

She’s one of the kind you might expect ’most anything from,—one of these long, limp, loppy, droop eyed fluffs, with terracotta hair, and a prunes-and-prisms mouth all puckered to say something soulful.

From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Ford, Sewell

She was a tall, loppy kind of female, ready to gush over anything.

From Shorty McCabe by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)

On the contrary, a brisk wind was rising sharper from the east, and the waves on the open Pacific were growing each moment higher and loppier.

From The Great Taboo by Allen, Grant