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bumpy

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bump·y  (bmp)
adj. bump·i·er, bump·i·est
1. Covered with or full of bumps: a bumpy country road.
2. Marked by bumps and jolts; rough: a bumpy flight.
bumpi·ly adv.
bumpi·ness n.
bumpy [ˈbʌmpɪ]
adj bumpier, bumpiest
1. having an uneven surface a bumpy road
2. full of jolts; rough a bumpy flight
bumpily  adv
bumpiness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bumpy - causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride"
jolting, jolty, jumpy, rocky, rough
2.bumpy - covered with or full of bumps; "a bumpy country road"
rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"
bumpy
adjective
1. uneven, rough, pitted, irregular, rutted, lumpy, potholed, knobby bumpy cobbled streets
2. jolting, jarring, bouncy, choppy, jerky, bone-breaking, jolty a hot and bumpy journey across the desert
Translations
bumpy [ˈbʌmpɪ] ADJ (bumpier (compar) (bumpiest (superl))) [surface] → desigual; [road] → lleno de baches; [journey, flight] → agitado, con mucho traqueteo
bumpy [ˈbʌmpi] adj
[street] → cahoteux/euse

It was a bumpy flight → On a été secoués dans l'avion.
It was a bumpy ride → On a été secoués dans la voiture.
to have a bumpy ride (fig) (= hard time) → passer un mauvais moment
bumpy
adj (+er) surface → uneben, hubbelig (inf); road, drive → holp(e)rig; flight → böig, unruhig; we had a very bumpy drive → auf der Fahrt wurden wir tüchtig durchgerüttelt
bumpy [ˈbʌmpɪ] adj (surface, road) → accidentato/a, dissestato/a, irregolare; (journey, flight) → movimentato/a
we had a bumpy flight → abbiamo ballato or si ballava in volo
bumpy [ˈbʌmpɪ] adj (surface, road) → accidentato/a, dissestato/a, irregolare; (journey, flight) → movimentato/a
we had a bumpy flight → abbiamo ballato or si ballava in volo
bumpy → وَعِر hrbolatý ujævn holprig ανώμαλος desigual kuoppainen cahoteux kvrgav accidentato でこぼこのある 울퉁불퉁한 hobbelig ujevn wyboisty esburacado ухабистый gropig ขรุขระ tümsekli xóc 颠簸的


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