bumpier; bumpiest
1
: having or covered with bumps
2
a
: marked by bumps or jolts
b
: marked by or full of difficulties
Examples of bumpy in a Sentence
The road is very bumpy.
the bumpy skin of a cucumber
The flight was very bumpy.
The road was rough so we had a bumpy ride.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
While this will make most people think of all the current controversy surrounding the former CEO, the personal relationship between McMahon and Triple H has been bumpy to say the least.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
But Starlink’s efforts on the continent have sometimes been bumpy.
—Zimasa Matiwane, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The road ahead will no doubt be very bumpy for some time.
—Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bumpy
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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