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单词 bumpy
释义

bumpy

adjective

ˈbəm-pē How to pronounce bumpy (audio)
bumpier; bumpiest
1
: having or covered with bumps
2
a
: marked by bumps or jolts
b
: marked by or full of difficulties
bumpily
ˈbəm-pə-lē How to pronounce bumpy (audio)
adverb
bumpiness
ˈbəm-pē-nəs How to pronounce bumpy (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • choppy
  • herky-jerky
  • jerky
  • jouncy
  • rough
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Example Sentences

The road is very bumpy. the bumpy skin of a cucumber The flight was very bumpy. The road was rough so we had a bumpy ride.
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Word History

First Known Use

1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

bumpy

adjective

ˈbəm-pē How to pronounce bumpy (audio)
bumpier; bumpiest
1
: having or covered with bumps
a bumpy road
bumpy skin
2
: having sudden up-and-down movements
a bumpy ride

bumpy

adjective

1
as in rough
marked by a series of sharp quick motions a bumpy ride over a badly rutted road

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rough
  • uneven
  • choppy
  • jouncy
  • jerky
  • irregular
  • erratic
  • unsteady
  • herky-jerky
  • jagged
  • ragged
  • fitful
  • spasmodic
  • spastic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smooth
  • steady
  • calm
  • still
  • placid
2
as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface the bumpy road made the jeep bounce all over

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • uneven
  • jagged
  • rough
  • rugged
  • lumpy
  • broken
  • wavy
  • irregular
  • ragged
  • pebbly
  • roughened
  • coarse
  • rutted
  • scraggy
  • rutty
  • undulating
  • lopsided
  • harsh
  • unbalanced
  • knobby
  • pocked
  • pitted
  • scratchy
  • nubby
  • inexact
  • knobbly
  • undulatory
  • unaligned
  • nubbly
  • knurled
  • sandpapery
  • scraggly
  • nonuniform
  • burred
  • knurly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • smooth
  • flat
  • uniform
  • even
  • level
  • regular
  • true
  • exact
  • plane
  • aligned
  • vertical
  • horizontal
  • straight
  • alined
  • tabular
  • flush
  • plumb
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