choppy
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5.0
- adjective
- /ˈtʃɑːpi/
:
entrecortado
- The end result of this structure was a choppy narrative, making it difficult for the reader to follow.
So first mind, that's that choppy speech pattern.
- So first mind, that's that choppy speech pattern.
- Liane, Liane Moriarty because she's able to do that choppy timeline so well.
- We don't let things get choppy, things get this or that, you know, we stay on the mission.
- It's literally not choppy or streaky or patchy at all.
- This is too choppy for me I'm not into it.
- This purple shade is very very choppy and inconsistent.
Examples
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Her presentation was choppy, with frequent pauses that interrupted the flow of her ideas.
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The speaker's delivery was a bit choppy and awkward as he struggled to read his cards.
Academic text (2009) -
The rest of the games I have watched online are choppy much of the time.
Blog text (31) -
And it reminded me of the student who hasn't found her way out of "choppy" writing patterns, despite her confidence with the topic.
Academic text (1997) -
Decent premise, but execution was choppy and character development was mostly nonexistent.
Blog text (18) -
The lake was choppy, and the boat rocked as they trolled along the shaded shores and rock shoals.
Fiction book (1991) -
The movie's pacing was quite choppy, making it hard to fully enjoy the story.
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The written report felt choppy, as the transitions between sections were abrupt and unclear.
Synonyms
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1.0
A surface or movement that is not smooth and has small raised parts
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4.3
Moving in sudden, uneven ways that are not smooth
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3.9
Moving in sudden small jumps instead of smoothly
Moving in short, sudden, uneven movements
Speaking with short, broken pauses because of nervousness
Moving in quick, light jerks
Antonyms
How Choppy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Choppy comes from the word chop, which means 'to cut', like when you chop food into small pieces. So a choppy piece of writing or speech has short, sudden parts and does not flow smoothly.