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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And given those polled by JD Power rated safety, reliability and trust as key attributes to their ideal robotaxi service, the negative headlines sparked by Tesla's bumpy Austin rollout may not be helping the industry's image, sources told Reuters.
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Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The Gila monster's bumpy, beaded skin is usually black and bright pink or orange, which helps to camouflage it in its environment.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Symptoms include redness and swelling of the breast and skin that looks bruised or bumpy, like an orange peel.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 23 July 2025
Still, those bothered by rough, bumpy areas of keratosis pilaris — a harmless buildup of keratin typically found on the arms and legs — may find some benefit from light exfoliation in the shower, Lamb said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
The Gila monster's bumpy, beaded skin is usually black and bright pink or orange, which helps to camouflage it in its environment.
—Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Symptoms include redness and swelling of the breast and skin that looks bruised or bumpy, like an orange peel.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 23 July 2025
Still, those bothered by rough, bumpy areas of keratosis pilaris — a harmless buildup of keratin typically found on the arms and legs — may find some benefit from light exfoliation in the shower, Lamb said.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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“Bumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bumpy. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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