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
The biggest piece of advice Henderson gives other retiring Paralympians is to know that the journey may be a roller coaster, but ultimately the bumpiest parts will likely smooth out.
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 20 Sep. 2024
Despite its early stock market gains, Trump Media — which trades under the ticker DJT, the same letters as Trump's initials — has had a largely bumpy reception from Wall Street.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
The film is releasing amid a bumpy political period for France, and at a time when the country is questioning its past and future trajectory as well as its sense of national identity.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
These in-house attorneys helped guide their companies through two strikes in 2023 and a bumpy economy but that doesn’t mean dealmaking and production were not still rolling ahead at top speed — and these legal minds forged the best path forward.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
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Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 20 Sep. 2024
Despite its early stock market gains, Trump Media — which trades under the ticker DJT, the same letters as Trump's initials — has had a largely bumpy reception from Wall Street.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
The film is releasing amid a bumpy political period for France, and at a time when the country is questioning its past and future trajectory as well as its sense of national identity.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
These in-house attorneys helped guide their companies through two strikes in 2023 and a bumpy economy but that doesn’t mean dealmaking and production were not still rolling ahead at top speed — and these legal minds forged the best path forward.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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