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 couple dated on and off in the years that followed, a period of their bumpy relationship that inspired much of Winehouse's music, in particular the title track on Back to Black.
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Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
Underneath the train tracks, the pavement is bumpy.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
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Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
Underneath the train tracks, the pavement is bumpy.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
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 23 May. 2024.
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