different between choppy vs gusty
choppy
English
Etymology
chop +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??.pi/
- Rhymes: -?pi
Adjective
choppy (comparative choppier, superlative choppiest)
- (of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.
- Discontinuous, intermittent.
- (of wind) Shifting, variable
Translations
See also
- chops
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gusty
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???s.ti/
Etymology 1
From gust +? -y.
Adjective
gusty (comparative gustier, superlative gustiest)
- (of wind) Blowing in gusts; blustery; tempestuous.
- 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:
- The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
- The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
- The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
- And the highwayman came riding—
- Riding—riding—
- The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
- 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:
- (by extension, metaphoric) Characterized by or occurring in instances of sudden strong expression
- (metaphoric) Bombastic, verbose.
Translations
Etymology 2
From Latin gustus (“tasting”)
Adjective
gusty (comparative gustier, superlative gustiest)
- With gusto
Derived terms
- gustily
- gustiness
Anagrams
- gutsy
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *g?st? (“dense”). Cognate with Upper Sorbian husty, Polish g?sty, Czech hustý, Serbo-Croatian g?st, and Russian ??????? (gustój)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ust?/
Adjective
gusty (comparative gus?ejšy, superlative nejgus?ejšy, adverb gusto)
- thick, dense
Declension
Further reading
- gusty in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
- gusty in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
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