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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When inputs are solid, the outcomes tend to follow—even if the path is occasionally bumpy.
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Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Things could go smoothly or the road might be bumpy.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Graves says adding administrative red tape to health plans is akin to driving an apple cart down a bumpy road.
—Greg Iacurci,lorie Konish, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The defense that was bumpy all season was bumpy throughout 48 minutes.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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Andrew Rosen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Things could go smoothly or the road might be bumpy.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
Graves says adding administrative red tape to health plans is akin to driving an apple cart down a bumpy road.
—Greg Iacurci,lorie Konish, CNBC, 6 June 2025
The defense that was bumpy all season was bumpy throughout 48 minutes.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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