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bumpy

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Etymology

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Frombump +‎-y.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bumpy (comparativebumpier,superlativebumpiest)

  1. Rough;jumpy; causing or characterized byjolts andirregularmovements.
    abumpy ride
    abumpy flight
    • 2013, Robin Wasserman,Seven Deadly Sins, volume 1: Lust; Envy, Simon and Schuster,→ISBN,page120:
      There was no reason to pull off the interstate and drive twenty miles down abumpy local road, just to stay in a dilapidated no-tell motel.
    • 2019 June 19, Elisabeth Malkin and Ana Swanson, “Mexico Ratifies Trade Deal With the U.S. and Canada”, inThe New York Times[1]:
      The path to approval has beenbumpiest in Washington, where Democrats in Congress have raised concerns over Mexico’s enforcement of labor rights and environmental law — and smoothest in Mexico, where the president has described the accord as a guarantee of stability for his country’s economy.
    • 2023 May 5, Julie Weed, “Sick of Bumpy, Delayed Flights? New Weather Tech Could Help.”, inThe New York Times[2]:
      So, will flights just getbumpier and delays even more common? Not necessarily.
  2. Covered with or full ofbumps.
    Coordinate term:lumpy
    bumpy road

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Translations

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jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
covered with bumps
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