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Choppy vs Gusty - What's the difference?

choppy | gusty |

As adjectives the difference between choppy and gusty

is that choppy is having many small, rough waves while gusty is blowing in gusts; blustery.

choppy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (of the surface of water) Having many small, rough waves.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1928, author=Lawrence R. Bourne
    • , title=Well Tackled! , chapter=17 citation , passage=Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy .}}
  • Discontinuous, intermittent.
    • The sound is choppy in this video.

    See also

    * chops

    gusty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (of wind) blowing in gusts; blustery

    • Quotations

    * 2003 , Lauren Henderson, My Lurid Past , page 48: *: A gusty sigh preceded the inevitable bad news. “You know that gig I was up for?” he asked rhetorically. “I didn't get it.”

    Related terms

    * gustily * gustiness

    Anagrams

    * gutsy