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
The road got bumpy at the turn of the century, as Marc and Manuel Puig were readying to take the helm.
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Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
Yamamoto’s transition to the majors has been bumpy, with the Japanese signing owning just a 4.50 ERA in his first five starts (only one of which went past the fifth inning).
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024
Yamamoto’s transition to the majors has been bumpy, with the Japanese signing owning just a 4.50 ERA in his first five starts (only one of which went past the fifth inning).
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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