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
Adjective
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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Adjective
In keeping with America’s entrepreneurial and pioneering spirit, the evolution of American wine has been bumpy yet swift.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
The flight can be bumpy, but the views alone are worth it!
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2026
It's been a bit bumpy, as these things usually are.
—Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
There are two levels of HyperSmooth available, standard and Boost, the latter of which crops into the frame a little more tightly to handle especially bumpy scenes.
—Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 11 June 2026
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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