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Definitions for Choppy
ˈtʃɒp ichop·py

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. choppy, jerkyadjective

    marked by abrupt transitions

    "choppy prose"

  2. choppyadjective

    rough with small waves

    "choppy seas"

Wiktionary

  1. choppyadjective

    having many small, rough waves

  2. choppyadjective

    Discontinuous, intermittent.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Choppyadjective

    Full of holes, clefts, or cracks.

    Etymology: from chop.

    You seem to understand me,
    By each at once her choppy finger laying
    Upon her skinny lips. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

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  1. choppy

    Choppy generally refers to something that is irregular, uneven, or characterized by abrupt changes. It could be used to describe rough seas with lots of small, breaking waves, or an erratic style of conversation or storytelling. In the financial world, it's often used to refer to markets or stocks that fluctively frequently. Basically, it indicates a lack of smoothness or consistency.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Choppyadjective

    full of cracks

  2. Choppyadjective

    rough, with short, tumultuous waves; as, a choppy sea

  3. Etymology: [Cf. Chappy.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Choppy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Choppy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Choppy in a Sentence

  1. Stefan Worrall:

    The movement has been a bit choppy and a little bit disconnected during these past few days, partly because of the recent holidays and partly because of end-of-month related activity we have had a fairly susbstantial recovery since the end of September, but the market is still in a state of anticipation ahead of the FOMC. We've been in rehearsal mode for a long time and it's created a huge amount of nervousness and volatility, but now it's showtime.

  2. Robin Bhar:

    There are still growth headwinds, currency headwinds, so prices will struggle to maintain rallies. This risk-on, risk-off mentality will characterise our summer period and the weeks ahead of us look to be pretty choppy.

  3. Todd Rosenbluth:

    DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE similarly outperformed in 2015 in choppy equity market and while it lost money in January, it lost less than the S&P 500 index.

  4. Amy Martin:

    It looked like if I were to take the kitchen scissors and just pull it out and bluntly over and over cut, because you know it was just very choppy like Jim Carrey on Dumb and Dumber but rounder and a little bit shorter. Thats exactly what it looked like.

  5. David Fyfe:

    Certainly the balances have all moved in the same direction, acknowledging that several months of $50 oil is going to cause a supply-side reaction and I wouldn't disagree with that, but it is still a little too early be calling a floor for prices having been reached. I think we're going to have a pretty choppy, pretty volatile first half.

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