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bump·y
 bumpy
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- pronunciation:
- buhm
pi
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
bumpier, bumpiest |
| definition 1: |
When something is bumpy, it is covered with bumps. It is not flat and smooth.
Alligators have bumpy skin.We had to drive slowly because the dirt road was very bumpy.- antonyms:
- even, flat, level, smooth
- similar words:
- uneven
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| definition 2: |
If your ride in a car is bumpy, it means that things on the road are making the car move suddenly up and down, again and again. A bumpy ride can make you feel sick or just not comfortable. A flight on an airplane can be bumpy too. During a bumpy flight, the airplane moves up and down suddenly many times.
Daniel was afraid he was going to throw up on the bumpy flight to Chicago, but luckily he didn't. |
| related words: |
coarse, irregular, rough |
| derivations: |
bumpily (adv.), bumpiness (n.) |
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