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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The philanthropist and former news anchor, 55, shared her thoughts about getting off to a bumpy start in an Instagram post on Monday, Feb. 10.
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Niccol inherited a company that had consistently disappointed investors with negative growth in China, its second most important market behind the U.S. Chinese consumers have been stretched during the country’s slow and bumpy recovery from the Covid pandemic.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: The Fed's policy statement released on Wednesday hinted that recent indicators have pointed to a bumpy process in bringing inflation down.
—Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
His introduction to the Devils organization two years ago through the summer’s rookie camp, the fall’s rookie tournament, his first preseason and then his first few weeks in the AHL was actually a bit of a bumpy one.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Abigail Adams, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Niccol inherited a company that had consistently disappointed investors with negative growth in China, its second most important market behind the U.S. Chinese consumers have been stretched during the country’s slow and bumpy recovery from the Covid pandemic.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: The Fed's policy statement released on Wednesday hinted that recent indicators have pointed to a bumpy process in bringing inflation down.
—Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
His introduction to the Devils organization two years ago through the summer’s rookie camp, the fall’s rookie tournament, his first preseason and then his first few weeks in the AHL was actually a bit of a bumpy one.
—Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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