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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Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
Dogs with exaggerated physical traits, such as floppy ears and the short, squashed muzzles of pugs and Boston terriers, fared worst at expressing themselves with their faces alone, according to a study in Scientific Reports.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 19 July 2024
Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
That gave me a handful of low-res (but recognizable) pictures on a floppy.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
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Adjective
Plant your beach chair for the day, lay out a towel, throw on a big, floppy hat and take a dip in the ocean’s blue waters.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
Dogs with exaggerated physical traits, such as floppy ears and the short, squashed muzzles of pugs and Boston terriers, fared worst at expressing themselves with their faces alone, according to a study in Scientific Reports.
—Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 19 July 2024
Noun
In 2019, the US military branch replaced the 8-inch floppies for storing data used for operating its intercontinental ballistic missile command, control, and communications network with SSDs.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 12 July 2024
That gave me a handful of low-res (but recognizable) pictures on a floppy.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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