choppily
With abrupt interruptions
Choppily describes movement or delivery that is abrupt, jerky, or broken into disconnected segments.
Water moves choppily when disturbed by wind or waves.
Speech delivered choppily comes in halting bursts: She read the statement choppily, pausing after every few words.
The word suggests lack of smoothness or flow.
Not following a pattern
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
sporadically · intermittently · discontinuously · haphazardly · syncopated · off-beat · staccato · disjointed
In approximate terms
- turbulentlyIn an agitated manner
- bumpilyWith uneven motion
- bouncilyIn a rebounding manner
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
heaving · pitching · tossing · rolling · rocking · buffeting · lurching · bouncing
In uneven lurches
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
- bumpilyWith uneven motion
- fitfullyIn irregular bursts
- spasmodicallyIn irregular sudden bursts
herky-jerky · abruptly · jarringly · lurching · stuttering · jolting · falteringly · unevenly
In an unsteady manner
- disjointedlyIn an unconnected way
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- brokenlyIn a fractured manner
- stutteringlyWith speech interruptions
stammering · hesitantly · fragmentarily · incoherently · stumblingly · gaspingly · breathlessly · staccato
irregularly
Not following a pattern
- unevenlyIn irregular manner
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- inconsistentlyIn an unreliable manner
fitfully · sporadically · intermittently · discontinuously · haphazardly · syncopated · off-beat · staccato · disjointed
roughly
In approximate terms
- turbulentlyIn an agitated manner
- bumpilyWith uneven motion
- bouncilyIn a rebounding manner
swelling · heaving · pitching · tossing · rolling · rocking · buffeting · lurching · bouncing · whitecapped
jerkily
In uneven lurches
spasmodically · herky-jerky · abruptly · jarringly · lurching · stuttering · jolting · falteringly · unevenly · raggedly
haltingly
In an unsteady manner
- disjointedlyIn an unconnected way
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- brokenlyIn a fractured manner
stutteringly · stammering · hesitantly · fragmentarily · incoherently · stumblingly · gaspingly · breathlessly · staccato · disjointed
choppilysmoothly
Without friction or difficulty
fluidly · seamlessly · flowingly · continuously · glibly
choppilyeffortlessly
Without visible labor
gracefully · fluidly · elegantly · mellifluously · calmly
- chopping blockSurface for cutting meat
- chopping upCutting into pieces
- chopping boardSurface for slicing food
- chopping vegetablesCutting food into pieces
- chopping it upTalking casually together
- wooden chopping boardsLumber surfaces for food prep