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Definition of Bumpy

1. Adjective. Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements. "A rough ride"

2. Adjective. Covered with or full of bumps. "A bumpy country road"

Definition of Bumpy

1. Adjective. rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements ¹

2. Adjective. covered with or full of bumps ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bumpy

1. of uneven surface [adj BUMPIER, BUMPIEST] : BUMPILY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bumpy

bumpity bumpkin bumpkinish bumpkinly bumpkins bumplike bumpoff bumps bumps race bumps races

bumpsadaisy bumptious bumptiously bumptiousness bumptiousnesses bumpy (current term) bumpy bits bumpy torus bums bums in seats

bums on seats bumsters bumtrap bumtraps bumwhush bun bun-fight bun stock buna

Literary usage of Bumpy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Germany and NATO by John A. Reed, Jr. (1995)
"Compare this with New York, for instance, where it is 10.1 per 1000.8 bumpy Road Toward Recovery Problems in the British, American, and French Occupation ..."

2. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1920)
"bumpy Baggs was the next. He had made considerable preparation by gathering ... Blithely out across the meadows went bumpy, answering all queries promptly ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"bumpy [buum'pee]., adj i. Uneven: said of a rough road. ... Well he do bumpy a bit; I 'spose, Missus, we must see about some springs vor-n arter a bit. ..."

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