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
Miami had a bumpy stretch over its previous dozen games with four one-possession wins and two others that went to overtime.
—
ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Expect a bumpy and highly uncertain road ahead.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Visitors can land at the old port and make the bumpy nine-mile drive down the length of the entire peninsula to reach the crisp waters of Bruce Beach.
—Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Another 1-2-3 inning for Sdao, who has found his groove following a bumpy second inning.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bumpy
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
Expect a bumpy and highly uncertain road ahead.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Visitors can land at the old port and make the bumpy nine-mile drive down the length of the entire peninsula to reach the crisp waters of Bruce Beach.
—Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Another 1-2-3 inning for Sdao, who has found his groove following a bumpy second inning.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bumpy
Cite this Entry
“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
