bumpy — English Dictionary

Adjective

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

   Examples

   a bumpy ride

   a bumpy flight

   More examples (3)

   There was no reason to pull off the interstate and drive twenty miles down a bumpy local road, just to stay in a dilapidated no-tell motel.

   The path to approval has been bumpiest 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.

   So, will flights just get bumpier and delays even more common? Not necessarily.

2. Covered with or full of bumps.

   Examples

   bumpy road

Adjective

1. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

   Synonyms

   roughrockyjoltyjoltingjumpy

   Examples

   a rough ride

2. covered with or full of bumps

   Examples

   a bumpy country road