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  • adjective comparative form of choppy: more choppy

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Examples

  • Also the conversion done my vimeo is very slightly "choppier" than the AVI file as it plays on my machine.

    MSDN Blogs 2009

  • As chief executives increasingly see a recovery that is a long slog rather than a steady upturn, they are adjusting their business plans to accommodate a choppier outlook.

    Tough Times Call for New Plans Dana Mattioli 2010

  • But once more Americans become aware of his record – one of extreme conservatism outside the mainstream of American political thought – his smooth sailing nomination might become choppier.

    The Courts 2009

  • Trading turned choppier late in the session as investors reacted to a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who put off any talk of further stimulus measures until next month.

    European Stocks Slip Simon Kennedy 2011

  • Pygmy's (male bully) rape victim goes on to fall in love with him, and once he expresses this, Pygmy explains to him that he's suffering from Stockholm syndrome, and that he's bonded with his aggressor because he's unable to accept his powerlessness and helplessness (this is, of course, explained in much choppier language).

    Terrorist sympathy 2009

  • The markets have gotten choppier, but the initial public offerings keep coming.

    Playing the IPO Boom Ben Levisohn 2011

  • The markets have gotten choppier, but the initial public offerings keep coming.

    Playing the IPO Boom Ben Levisohn 2011

  • Pygmy's (male bully) rape victim goes on to fall in love with him, and once he expresses this, Pygmy explains to him that he's suffering from Stockholm syndrome, and that he's bonded with his aggressor because he's unable to accept his powerlessness and helplessness (this is, of course, explained in much choppier language).

    fourfour: 2009

  • To be sure, the Manhattan sales market has gotten a bit choppier since August when concerns about the economy's direction intensified.

    Rumble on the West Side as Coach Nears Big Lease 2011

  • By comparison, an Intel Atom netbook drops frames on a 480p Hulu stream, making the experience choppier than whitewater rafting on a windy day.

    Netbooks and HD Video: Hot or Not? AMD and NVIDIA Hope for Hot 2009

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