Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Covered with or full of bumps.
- adjective Marked by bumps and jolts; rough.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having or marked by bumps; having a surface marked by bumps or protuberances.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
rough ;jumpy ; causing or characterized byjolts andirregular movements - adjective covered with or full of
bumps
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
- adjective covered with or full of bumps
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Examples
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Baglio Segesta and Tenute Margana, Segesta You definitely need a 4x4 as your hire car to stay at this pair of agriturismos: they're a couple of miles from the nearest road up a track for which the word bumpy is totally inadequate.
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Not rutted as in bumpy, rather one long trough in which I have been comfortably ensconced.
Archive 2009-05-01 Another Outspoken Female 2009
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Not rutted as in bumpy, rather one long trough in which I have been comfortably ensconced.
change is as good as a holiday Another Outspoken Female 2009
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Toms was surprised by the number of putts players made because he thought the greens were bumpy from the soft conditions.
USATODAY.com - Medinah carved up after wet, cloudy week 2006
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I think we see prospects -- although we understand that we're into perhaps what some call the bumpy landing, we think we see some prospects for long-sustained growth with low rates of inflation.
Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1995
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But I expect a short-term bumpy ride for Google's stock price until at least October.
Forbes.com: News Eric Jackson 2011
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We're very realistic about the short-term bumpy road ahead of us and are proactively preparing ourselves for the future.
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The route was really bumpy from the Irish sea meeting the Atlantic Sea (the locals say that they don't get along well).
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So the flight was nice and bumpy, which is my favorite.
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So the flight was nice and bumpy, which is my favorite.
deinonychus commented on the word bumpy
Also a species of jellyfish, Stellamedusa ventana.
February 12, 2012