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bumpy

[ buhm-pee ]

adjective

bumpier, bumpiest.
  1. of uneven surface; full of bumps:

    a bumpy road.

  2. full of jolts:

    a bumpy ride.

  3. causing jolts:

    Bumpy air shook the airplane.

  4. having many difficulties or failures; full of ups and downs:

    He had a rather bumpy career before he settled down in his present job.



bumpy

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. having an uneven surface

    a bumpy road

  2. full of jolts; rough

    a bumpy flight

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܳ辱Ա, noun
  • ˈܳ辱, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܳi· adverb
  • ܳi·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bumpy1

First recorded in 1860–65; bump + -y 1
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Tesla is off to a bumpy start this year.

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Chris says his finds can range from the mundane, such as bumpy plasterwork, to the bizarre, which includes socket plates with no wiring behind them.

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“One thing is for sure,” he wrote, “the road ahead is going to be bumpy as hell.”

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But technology stocks have been on a bumpy ride this year as trade disputes and the future of artificial intelligence have stoked economic uncertainty.

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But there’s enough of an emotional intelligence inside the bumpier elements of “Being Maria” that the movie effectively acknowledges that it’s only one part of a complicated life story.

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