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

"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

Intermittent darkness and flashing so played on the enemy line from Gommecourt to Maricourt that it looked like a reef on a loppy day.

From The Old Front Line by Masefield, John

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

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

The fishermen prefer a thick foggy night and a loppy sea, as under those circumstances the pilchards do not perceive the net in their way.

From Michael Penguyne Fisher Life on the Cornish Coast by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Oh, the white rabbits they wept and they sobbed, Till the boat it shook up in the sails; Oh, the white rabbits they sobbed and they shook From their poor loppy ears to their tails.

From Very Short Stories and Verses For Children by Clifford, W. K., Mrs.