cloppy means making or resembling a clopping sound. It carries an Arena rating of 1399, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, cloppy ranks #698 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words, #902 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #1,487 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #2,836 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words.
cloppy is pronounced /ˈklɒpi/.
Why “cloppy” is a great word
Making or resembling the sound of a horse's hoof striking the ground. From the noun 'clop' (imitative of a sharp, hollow sound, especially of a horse's hoof) + the adjectival suffix '-y'. Unlike 'clip-clop,' which names the rhythmic cadence of a trot, or 'clip-cloppy,' which implies a lighter, sprightly repetition, 'cloppy' is the unvarnished adjective of direct description. It is the lonely, echoing strike of a single hoof on a deserted cobbled lane, the hollow knock of a dropped book on hardwood, or the cheap, unconvincing prosthesis of a stagecoach wheel in a low-budget film—each a small percussion of weight meeting surface, a reminder that even the softest tread carries the echo of motion and load.
adj
- Making or resembling a clopping sound.e.g.“They wore strange sandals too, with one strap across the top and a cloppy wooden sole.” — 2014, Beth Kaplan, All My Loving: Coming of Age with Paul McCartney in Paris:
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