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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That was somewhat surprising became the revival seemed to have hit its stride creatively, especially in its current season, after a somewhat bumpy reentry following a 12-year break.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2026
But the golfers in attendance were grateful that, despite the bumpy road to get there, all five commissioners voted in their favor.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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—Diana Olick, CNBC, 6 May 2026
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 May 2026
But the golfers in attendance were grateful that, despite the bumpy road to get there, all five commissioners voted in their favor.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The spring housing market has been a bumpy one, starting out very slowly when rates rose sharply in March.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 6 May 2026
Jackman finally found his true calling after spending years walking down a different professional path—and even his transition to the stage was a bumpy ride.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 May 2026
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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