choppy

choppy
choppily, adv.choppiness, n.
/chop"ee/, adj., choppier, choppiest.
1. (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
2. (of the wind) shifting or changing suddenly or irregularly; variable.
3. uneven in style or quality or characterized by poorly related parts: The book was a choppy first novel.
[1595-1605; CHOP2 + -Y1]

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