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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Washington — The Senate passed a landmark piece of legislation to regulate crypto after a bumpy path through the upper chamber.
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June 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025
Consonant-heavy words lumber and stumble across a bumpy verbal landscape.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Central America is shaped like a funnel with a long, bumpy tail that reaches its skinniest point in Panama.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
After welcoming their fifth baby, daughter Finley, the couple opened up about the bumpy road to their miracle daughter.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 May 2025
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June 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025
Consonant-heavy words lumber and stumble across a bumpy verbal landscape.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 13 June 2025
Central America is shaped like a funnel with a long, bumpy tail that reaches its skinniest point in Panama.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025
After welcoming their fifth baby, daughter Finley, the couple opened up about the bumpy road to their miracle daughter.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 26 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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