floppy
Soft and not stiff, so it hangs down and does not keep its shape.
Soft and flexible, hanging down loosely instead of staying firm or upright.
Feeling weak and soft, with no energy in your body or muscles.
Feeling or becoming limp and without physical strength, often because of tiredness, heat, or illness.
An old kind of small, flat disk used to save computer files, also called a floppy disk.
A thin, flexible magnetic disk inside a square or round plastic case, used in older computers to store and move data; short for 'floppy disk'.
- Base: floppy
- Comparative: floppier
- Superlative: floppiest
- Base: floppy
- Plural: floppies
floppy disk
1older removable computer storage disk
An old kind of small, flat disk that people used to save and move computer files.
- The software was originally distributed on a single floppy disk.
- He showed the students a floppy disk to explain how people stored data in the 1980s.
- This icon is based on the shape of a floppy disk.
floppy disk drive
1device for reading floppy disks
A part of a computer used to read and write floppy disks.
- Old desktop computers usually had a built-in floppy disk drive.
- The technician connected an external floppy disk drive to recover the files.
floppy ears
1ears that hang down loosely
Ears that are soft and hang down, like the ears of some dogs or rabbits.
- The puppy with the big floppy ears was everyone’s favorite.
- Rabbits with floppy ears are often called lop-eared rabbits.
floppy hair
1soft, loose, falling hair
Hair that is soft and falls loosely, often moving and not staying in place.
- The actor is known for his dark, floppy hair.
- A lock of floppy hair kept falling into his eyes as he spoke.
floppy hat
1soft hat with wide loose brim
A soft hat with a wide brim that hangs down instead of standing straight.
- She wore a big floppy hat to the beach to block the sun.
- In the photo, he is smiling under a floppy hat and sunglasses.