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 Lakers took the bumpy route to overtime, requiring maximum execution on a play where the odds sway heavily against the individual.
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
In his fifth season after a bumpy journey through Denver and the LA Clippers, the Wolves picked him up toward the end of last season.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Many a Central Florida driver navigating around potholes or bumpy pavement might describe the region’s roads as bad.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Hims still faces a bumpy road ahead.
—Naomi Kresge, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
In his fifth season after a bumpy journey through Denver and the LA Clippers, the Wolves picked him up toward the end of last season.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Many a Central Florida driver navigating around potholes or bumpy pavement might describe the region’s roads as bad.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Hims still faces a bumpy road ahead.
—Naomi Kresge, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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