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loppy

[lop-ee]

adjective

loppier, loppiest 
  1. hanging limply; lopping: lop.

    awkward, loppy arms.

    Synonyms: flaccid, flabby
    Antonyms: erect


loppy

/ ˈlɒpɪ /

noun

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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of loppy1

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

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"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."

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

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

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

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There's something awfully taking about that hollow-chested, loppy sort of woman.

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