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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Prices have been hurt by a bumpy recovery in China, along with worries about a potential recession dragging down demand.
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Hardika Singh, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2023
Auto company executives and most industry analysts underestimated how quickly electric vehicles would catch on and cannot confidently forecast how sales, which have been bumpy lately, will grow in the future.
—Jack Ewing, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
Having weathered the storm of moral panic, as well the death of arcades, the bumpy transition from the 2D to 3D eras, and multiple Hollywood adaptations of varying quality, Mortal Kombat has remained a constant force throughout its three-decade lifespan.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2023
After a bumpy start, the two become fast friends, but there’s something odd about the new girl.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
The 2022 season got off to a bumpy start for Hanes when in an early-season tournament at Hawaii she was benched behind two senior middle blockers.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
An intriguing new celestial object known as Comet Nishimura is enduring a bumpy ride through the inner solar system despite having its tail torn off by an outburst from the sun.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2023
The couple split soon after filming wrapped, with Chloe revealing that their ups and downs just got too bumpy.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2023
Use clippers or scissors to cut the tomato off the plant above the bumpy part of the stem to avoid ripping the skin.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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Hardika Singh, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2023
Auto company executives and most industry analysts underestimated how quickly electric vehicles would catch on and cannot confidently forecast how sales, which have been bumpy lately, will grow in the future.
—Jack Ewing, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2023
Having weathered the storm of moral panic, as well the death of arcades, the bumpy transition from the 2D to 3D eras, and multiple Hollywood adaptations of varying quality, Mortal Kombat has remained a constant force throughout its three-decade lifespan.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2023
After a bumpy start, the two become fast friends, but there’s something odd about the new girl.
—Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
The 2022 season got off to a bumpy start for Hanes when in an early-season tournament at Hawaii she was benched behind two senior middle blockers.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
An intriguing new celestial object known as Comet Nishimura is enduring a bumpy ride through the inner solar system despite having its tail torn off by an outburst from the sun.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2023
The couple split soon after filming wrapped, with Chloe revealing that their ups and downs just got too bumpy.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2023
Use clippers or scissors to cut the tomato off the plant above the bumpy part of the stem to avoid ripping the skin.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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