as in limp
not stiff in structure
my basset hound is always tripping over her long, floppy ears
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Recent Examples of floppy
Three-year-old Duncan, a jowly black-and-white gentleman with floppy ears, is also seeking new companions.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
The V-neck long-sleeve was held close by three floppy orange flower buttons.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
The eldest, their 10-year-old daughter, has a very messy floppy bun on the top of her head.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
In 2015, an exceedingly polite, marmalade-slurping fellow in a floppy felt hat and blue duffel coat arrived in theaters and offered an uplifting story about tolerance and pluck.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
The V-neck long-sleeve was held close by three floppy orange flower buttons.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2025
The eldest, their 10-year-old daughter, has a very messy floppy bun on the top of her head.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
In 2015, an exceedingly polite, marmalade-slurping fellow in a floppy felt hat and blue duffel coat arrived in theaters and offered an uplifting story about tolerance and pluck.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for floppy
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“Floppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/floppy. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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