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bumpy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective bumpy has 2 senses
- bumpy(a = adj.all) jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky, rough - causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride" Derived form noun bump3
- bumpy(s = adj.all) Array - covered with or full of bumps; "a bumpy country road" Derived form noun bumpiness1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bumpy, adj. (bumpier, bumpiest)
1 having many bumps (a bumpy road).
2 affected by bumps (a bumpy ride).
1 having many bumps (a bumpy road).
2 affected by bumps (a bumpy ride).
Derivative
bumpily adv. bumpiness n.
THESAURUS
bumpy
bagging, baggy, ballooning, bellying, billowing, billowy, bloated, bosomy, bouncy, broken, bulbose, bulbous, bulging, bumped, bunched, bunchy, choppy, coarse, coarse-grained, corrugated, cross-grained, distended, grainy, granulated, hillocky, homespun, horripilant, hummocky, inequal, irregular, jarring, jerky, jogglety, joggling, joggly, jolting, jolty, knobbly, knobby, linsey-woolsey, lumpy, moutonnee, pimply, pitted, pneumatic, pocky, potbellied, potholed, pouching, rank, ripply, rough, rough-cast, rough-grained, rough-hewn, rounded, ruffled, rutted, rutty, shagged, shaggy, swelling, textured, uneven, unkempt, unlevel, unpolished, unrefined, unsmooth, ununiform, verrucated, verrucose, warty, wimpled
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