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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Among them was the plight of Marie Freyre, a 14-year-old afflicted with cerebral palsy and seizures who died within 24 hours of a long, bumpy ride from a Tampa hospital to the Golden Glades nursing home, ordered despite objections from her family.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Now, sit back, relax, and pay attention to the seatbelt sign because these are some bumpy rides.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
This much is also clear, though: What for a chunk of Thursday night looked set to be a smooth ride into the postseason and a cathartic burial of Denver’s eight-year playoff drought suddenly feels a little bit bumpy.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
Van Lith has the ability to score in bunches, but becoming LSU's point guard proved a bumpy road.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
Now, sit back, relax, and pay attention to the seatbelt sign because these are some bumpy rides.
—Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
This much is also clear, though: What for a chunk of Thursday night looked set to be a smooth ride into the postseason and a cathartic burial of Denver’s eight-year playoff drought suddenly feels a little bit bumpy.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2024
Van Lith has the ability to score in bunches, but becoming LSU's point guard proved a bumpy road.
—Blake Toppmeyer, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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