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Floppy definition

flŏpē
floppier floppies floppiest
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A floppy disk.
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Tending to flop or hang; loose and flexible.

A rabbit with floppy ears.

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(informal) Flopping or inclined to flop; soft and flexible.
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Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
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(computing) A floppy disk.
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Noun

Singular:
floppy
Plural:
floppies

Adjective

Base Form:
floppy
Comparative:
floppier
Superlative:
floppiest

Origin of floppy

  • flop +‎ -y

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Floppy Sentence Examples

  • His floppy ears lifted slightly and his eyes opened wide.

  • Unable to create boot floppies to an Imation LS-120 floppy drive w / disk commander.

  • He did wake up 4 hours later and was very floppy which they said was part of the drug.

  • However it is inadvisable to put an infected floppy disk into a diskdrive as it may accidentally get cataloged or run.

  • A PC which boots from an infected floppy disk becomes infected.

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