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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Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
This type of tie has a soft, floppy bow at the neck that can be tied in numerous ways.
—Therèsa M. Winge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
In San Francisco, a stone’s throw from Silicon Valley, the city’s train system runs on floppies.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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Adjective
This is also known as click-murmur syndrome, Barlow's syndrome, balloon mitral valve, or floppy valve syndrome.
—Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
This type of tie has a soft, floppy bow at the neck that can be tied in numerous ways.
—Therèsa M. Winge, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
Sony was the last major manufacturer to cease production of 3.5″ floppies, and their production lines stopped running in 2011.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 3 July 2024
In San Francisco, a stone’s throw from Silicon Valley, the city’s train system runs on floppies.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 5 July 2024
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floppy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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