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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McIlroy was cautious on the greens, fast and bumpy late in the afternoon, and closed out his round of 69 with seven straight pars.
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ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Take a cutting a few inches long with several leaves to include a node (that brown bumpy thing which is a dormant growing point where the stem meets the leaf).
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
Boeing’s Starliner program has been bumpy from the start.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Sumo Citrus is a large, premium fruit known for its bumpy top knot, easy-to-peel skin, and extra-sweet flavor.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
Take a cutting a few inches long with several leaves to include a node (that brown bumpy thing which is a dormant growing point where the stem meets the leaf).
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
Boeing’s Starliner program has been bumpy from the start.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
Sumo Citrus is a large, premium fruit known for its bumpy top knot, easy-to-peel skin, and extra-sweet flavor.
—Morgan Pearson, Verywell Health, 11 Feb. 2026
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 Feb. 2026.
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