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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The original film version of The Running Man traveled a far bumpier road than its new counterpart.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The contestants then had to compete in a physically taxing challenge that involved pushing a heavy cart along a bumpy path, stacking sand bags, climbing ladders, knocking discs off poles, and then finally knocking down four bamboo targets.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Stick to your long-term strategy and add some cushioning to help your portfolio ride out bumpy patches.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
These bumpy strips will represent the bones.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
The contestants then had to compete in a physically taxing challenge that involved pushing a heavy cart along a bumpy path, stacking sand bags, climbing ladders, knocking discs off poles, and then finally knocking down four bamboo targets.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Stick to your long-term strategy and add some cushioning to help your portfolio ride out bumpy patches.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
These bumpy strips will represent the bones.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 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 10 Nov. 2025.
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