flappy
- adjective
- /ˈflæpi/
- So Option A is flappy and intelligent cat door flap for your door.
- flappy ears
Examples
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Her dress had a flappy hem that moved playfully as she walked.
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So you take your paper bags and you put the little flappy part towards you.
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The gold belt goes with the gold flappy things on my shoes.
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Then you just have these flappy things when you live in a Windy City like I do.
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These are the jeans, a Goldie jeans that I got from my Holt Renfrew shoot that have this cool little flappy flap detail on them.
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The flappy flags danced in the wind at the festival.
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The dog's ears were long and flappy, flapping around as it ran.
Synonyms
Soft and hanging down loosely, not stiff
Clothing that hangs loosely and moves smoothly and gracefully
Something that hangs loosely and can swing or move
A repeated up-and-down movement of wings, flags, or sails
Easy to move because it is not held firmly
Moving quickly and lightly in small repeated flaps like wings or curtains
Something that moves lightly and bounces, like a skirt that twirls
A quick, light movement up and down by wings or leaves
Spreading out and waving as if blown by wind
Antonyms
How Floppy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word flappy comes from the word flap, which means 'to move up and down like a bird's wing', and the ending -y means 'full of' or 'having'. So something flappy has loose parts that move and wave in the wind or when you move.