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adjective
definition
Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
Examples of floppy in a Sentence
His floppy ears lifted slightly and his eyes opened wide.
However it is inadvisable to put an infected floppy disk into a diskdrive as it may accidentally get cataloged or run.
It does n't happen much when you wear tinfoil underneath a big floppy red hat.
Many thanks Jane Fischer Love my floppy dogs bag, big enough for all my junk but stylish enough to look cool.
A previously Unclassified floppy disk placed in the system 's floppy disk drive becomes classified SECRET.
For example typing in floppy will return all articles containing the word floppy.
The copy may be held on a floppy disk, a zip disk, or on CD-ROM.
Muscles may change from a floppy appearance to a stiff appearance.
If you have some old programs that are not on CDs, or if you use other computers that use floppy disks and you may need to transfer files between them, consider getting a floppy drive as well.
Many laptops and notebooks already come pre-loaded with DVD, CD, floppy and other combination drives.
While it was more of a video-type camera that could capture still images, the Mavica used CCD technology to save low-resolution images to two-inch floppy disks.
The first Mavica was an analog video camera with the ability to capture still frames and record them to a 2-by-2-inch "video floppy."
Imagine the hood featuring a pair of bear ears or even floppy dog-ears attached to it.
Floppy eared dogs, like beagles and cocker spaniels, are more prone to ear infections because moisture and dirt is easily trapped in their ear canals.
Dogs with big, floppy ears tend to trap moisture inside so they need to be cleaned more often - dogs with small perky ears, less so.
N. grandiflorus is a very large floppy variety, N. poetarum has a saffron-red crown, and N. tripodalis has reflexed segments and a bold crimson-scarlet ring.
Normal aging processes can cause tissues to become less toned and more floppy, which can contribute to snoring.
Bifid uvulas, often associated with a cleft palate, contain less muscular tissue and are therefore more floppy than single-lobed uvulas.
Sometimes the soft palate is very floppy, and can droop down into the throat.
Because the format for almost all PC games is the same (CD's or Floppy Disks for really old titles) any computer that is powerful enough can play any title available.
The muscles become weak, floppy, and then totally paralyzed.
Between 75 and 85% of children with Marfan have loose or "floppy" mitral valves, which are the valves that separate the chambers of the heart.
Hypotonia, also called floppy infant syndrome or infantile hypotonia, is a condition of decreased muscle tone.
Hypotonic infants, therefore, have a typical "floppy" appearance.
Head control is usually poor or absent in the floppy infant with the head falling to the side, backward, or forward.
By about one year of age, the baby has very weak, floppy muscles and may be completely blind.
Mitral valve prolapse-A heart defect in which the mitral valve of the heart (which normally controls blood flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle) becomes floppy.
Because of the flaccid paralysis of the muscles, the baby appears floppy.
An affected child may be so weak as to appear floppy and not in control of muscle movements, especially movement of the neck and head.
Symptoms include breathing problems; weak and floppy limbs; involuntary jerking and twitching of muscles in the arms, legs, and tongue; abnormal reflexes.
The challenge in correctly diagnosing a "floppy" child lies in distinguishing between central and neuromuscular hypotonia.
Babies with Down syndrome tend to be overly quiet; less responsive; with weak, floppy muscles.
Because of weak, floppy muscles (hypotonia), babies learn to sit up, crawl, and walk much later than their normal peers.
Prior to lopping off his famous locks for a more mature and sophisticated and tapered shape, Justin Bieber rocked the stage with floppy shaggy hair that seemed to mimic a Beatles bowl cut.
It's not just the swimsuit that counts, but the whole outfit, including beach towels, flip flops, cover ups and floppy hats.
Consider wearing a floppy hat to protect your face from the sun.
Additionally, a big floppy hat can also help you to keep your proportions in check so that you can truly look your very best.
The puppies all had big, sad eyes and long floppy ears.
Puffalumps were stuffed toys made from parachute material and stuffed with poly-fil, which gave them a very floppy feel.
Pair it with a big floppy hat, long beads and some cute sandals and you'll look and feel amazing.
The head is the same color as the rest of the body and has characteristic floppy ears.
Indiana Jones wears khaki pants, a button up tan safari shirt with pockets, a dark brown leather jacket, and a brown floppy wool fedora type hat.
The top is accented with a multitude of medium-sized, floppy, colorful ribbons in a variety of girly prints.
Penelope pairs a neutral allover color - either blue, black or brown - with a large, floppy floral bow that gracefully covers the bag's front.
Warmer days are on the horizon, and it's time to break out the sun block, sun glasses, floppy hats, and pool toys.
Use the floppy disc icon on the menu bar to save the document.
It includes a strapless white faux fur mini-dress with feather trim and a ribbon lace-up back, a black floppy hat with red plaid trim and a matching scarf.
Look at his arrogant swagger as he whips his floppy hair across his brow.
With endoscope in the gastric antrum, pass the floppy end of a guide-wire via the biopsy channel until end is seen in antrum.
On one side of me sat a plump, middle-aged woman in floppy, cotton trousers with a brimming picnic basket between her legs.