loppy

American  

[lop-ee] / ˈlɒp i /

adjective

loppier, loppiest

1. hanging limply; lopping: lop.

   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

"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

Hangeland does a weird loppy clearance which could have gone anywhere but drops to safety.

From The Guardian

Hangeland does a weird loppy clearance which could have gone anywhere but drops to safety.

From The Guardian

Neither wind, fog nor a loppy sea could turn his blood to water.

From Project Gutenberg

The Bloomsbury set, coming out in force to see their new adoptee "Loppy", in costumes by Duncan Grant, found itself going to the pictures, just as Wanger planned.

From The Guardian