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Definition of “bumpy”

bumpy (ˈbʌmpɪ Pronunciation for bumpy

Definitions

adjective

Word forms:  bumpier, bumpiest
  1. having an uneven surface ⇒ a bumpy road
  2. full of jolts; rough ⇒ a bumpy flight

Derived Forms

ˈbumpily adverb
ˈbumpiness noun

Synonyms

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= uneven, rough, pitted, irregular, rutted, lumpy, potholed, knobby
= jolting, jarring, bouncy, choppy, jerky, bone-breaking, jolty

Translations for 'bumpy'

  • British English: bumpyPronunciation for bumpy A bumpy road or path has a lot of bumps on it....bumpy streets.ˈbʌmpɪ ADJECTIVE
  • Arabic: وَعِرPronunciation for وَعِر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: esburacadoPronunciation for esburacado esburacadaestrada
  • Chinese: 颠簸的Pronunciation for 颠簸的
  • Croatian: neravanPronunciation for neravan
  • Czech: hrbolatýPronunciation for hrbolatý
  • Danish: ujævnPronunciation for ujævn
  • Dutch: hobbeligPronunciation for hobbelig
  • European Spanish: lleno de bachesPronunciation for lleno de baches
  • Finnish: kuoppainenPronunciation for kuoppainen
  • French: cahoteuxPronunciation for cahoteux
  • German: holprigPronunciation for holprig
  • Greek: ανώμαλοςPronunciation for ανώμαλος ανώμαληδρόμος
  • Italian: accidentatoPronunciation for accidentato accidentata
  • Japanese: でこぼこのあるPronunciation for でこぼこのある
  • Korean: 울퉁불퉁한Pronunciation for 울퉁불퉁한
  • Norwegian: ujevnPronunciation for ujevn
  • Polish: wyboistyPronunciation for wyboisty wyboista
  • Portuguese: esburacadoPronunciation for esburacado esburacadaestrada
  • Romanian: accidentat accidentat, accidentată, accidentați, accidentate
  • Russian: ухабистыйPronunciation for ухабистый ухабистая
  • Spanish: desigualPronunciation for desigual
  • Swedish: gropigPronunciation for gropig gropigt
  • Thai: ขรุขระPronunciation for ขรุขระ
  • Turkish: tümsekliPronunciation for tümsekli
  • Ukrainian: вибоїстий
  • Vietnamese: gập ghềnhPronunciation for gập ghềnhđường

Example Sentences Including 'bumpy'

Both sides played with passion but little pattern on a bumpy surface and a draw was fair.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
Certainly, the globalisation process has been, and will continue to be, a bumpy ride for corporate India.
Business Today (1998)
Former Magpie, Tiger and Brisbane Bear Phil Walsh, an assistant at Alberton, had travelled the bumpy path with Cornes and shared his pain.
The Advertiser, Sunday Mail (2004)
Hard to see with all this mist, certainly looks like Miss Pomona, but can't spot any, you know, bumpy bits.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
Here the forest thinned out and eventually after a bumpy ride they came to an isolated house in the middle of a clearing.
Forbes, Bryan The Endless Game
If the flight gets bumpy , I get a little nauseous, but I'm not afraid.
Ottawa Sun (2003)
Soon he was being driven in a small staff car down a bumpy road toward the village he had seen from the hill top.
Townsend, Eileen In Love and War
The barren strip of bumpy lawn has just shallow topsoil over limestone chalk.
Sun, News of the World (2002)
The splendid video camera, lent to us by the University of Alaska, was no match for bumpy sled travel.
David Lewis SHAPES ON THE WIND (2001)

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