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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Inflation is coming down, but the path could be bumpy.
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Krystal Hur, CNN, 11 June 2024
Just think about it like a car driving on a road – some roads are smooth, while others are bumpy.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2023
The Biden and Moon teams must therefore hold a series of frank and regular conversations, or else they will be headed for a bumpy ride.
—Duyeon Kim, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2021
Two months after President Joe Biden announced his vision of the floating pier off Gaza that would enable some 2 million meals delivered a day, the $320 million project has been off to a bumpy start.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 22 May 2024
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Krystal Hur, CNN, 11 June 2024
Just think about it like a car driving on a road – some roads are smooth, while others are bumpy.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2023
The Biden and Moon teams must therefore hold a series of frank and regular conversations, or else they will be headed for a bumpy ride.
—Duyeon Kim, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2021
Two months after President Joe Biden announced his vision of the floating pier off Gaza that would enable some 2 million meals delivered a day, the $320 million project has been off to a bumpy start.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 22 May 2024
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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