choppy
adjective
[ ˈtʃɒpi ]
• (of a sea, lake, or river) having many small waves.
• "sea conditions are often very choppy"
Similar:
rough,
full of waves,
turbulent,
heavy,
heaving,
storm-tossed,
stormy,
tempestuous,
squally,
broken,
ruffled,
uneven,
• having a disjointed or jerky quality.
• "the choppy, electronic beat of hip-hop"
• denoting or relating to a hairstyle in which layers and sections of hair are cut at different lengths.
• "a choppy bob"
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘full of chaps or clefts’): from chop1 + -y1.
