bumpy

adjective

ˈbəm-pē

bumpier; bumpiest

Synonyms of bumpy next

: having or covered with bumps

: marked by bumps or jolts

: marked by or full of difficulties

bumpily

ˈbəm-pə-lē

adverb

bumpiness

ˈbəm-pē-nəs

noun

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 Shares in Meta have had a bumpy ride over the past few days but remain up 63% year-to-date. —

Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024 DeGeneres quips about getting into gardening and raising chickens, before offering glimpses of her take on what went down during her bumpy denouement. —

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2024 The house still sits on a bumpy cobblestone road in Boston’s North End, wedged between a gift shop and an Italian restaurant. —

John Lockhart, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 The bumpy road to the Forbidden City began years prior, when her Hollywood auditions culminated in lackluster roles (a dead prostitute, a beauty queen) sans lines. —

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