bumpy
/ˈbʌmpi/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.18 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "a bumpy ride"
- "a bumpy flight"
- "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."
- "bumpy road"
Etymology
Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bumpy From bump + -y.