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    BUMPY

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    Irregular inflected forms: bumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, bumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: bumpier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: bumpiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Covered with or full of bumpsplay

    Example:

    a bumpy country road

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    rough; unsmooth (having or caused by an irregular surface)

    Derivation:

    bumpiness (the texture of a surface that has many bumps)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movementsplay

    Example:

    a rough ride

    Synonyms:

    bumpy; jolting; jolty; jumpy; rocky; rough

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Derivation:

    bump (an impact (as from a collision))

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