floppier; floppiest
: tending to flop
especially
: being both soft and flexible
Examples of floppy in a Sentence
Adjective
my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears
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Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 24 May 2024
No matter how many bunches of curly kale, sturdy collard greens and steely chard arrive each week, there’s always a place on my table for their floppy, verdant magic.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Sherri dug through paper boxes and converted old floppy discs.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 24 May 2024
No matter how many bunches of curly kale, sturdy collard greens and steely chard arrive each week, there’s always a place on my table for their floppy, verdant magic.
—Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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