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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That means a bumpier road ahead.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Inflation progress may stall It's been a bumpy decline down to the Federal Reserve's preferred 2% inflation rate.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Textured or bumpy skin responds best to gentle exfoliating acids that smooth from the first cleanse.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Jan. 2026
Though the friend and Kocher muscled through the bumpy quarter mile, Beckley refused for the sake of his brand new expensive triathlon bike.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
Inflation progress may stall It's been a bumpy decline down to the Federal Reserve's preferred 2% inflation rate.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
Textured or bumpy skin responds best to gentle exfoliating acids that smooth from the first cleanse.
—Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 1 Jan. 2026
Though the friend and Kocher muscled through the bumpy quarter mile, Beckley refused for the sake of his brand new expensive triathlon bike.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Dec. 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 13 Jan. 2026.
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