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bump·y

 (bŭm′pē)
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.

bump′i·ly adv.
bump′i·ness n.
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bumpy

(ˈbʌmpɪ)
adj, bumpier or bumpiest
1. having an uneven surface: a bumpy road.
2. full of jolts; rough: a bumpy flight.
ˈbumpily adv
ˈbumpiness n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bump•y

(ˈbʌm pi)

adj. bump•i•er, bump•i•est.
1. full of bumps.
2. full of jolts: a bumpy ride.
3. marked by failures as well as successes: a bumpy career.
[1860–65]
bump′i•ly, adv.
bump′i•ness, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.bumpy - causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride"
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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
غَيْرُ مُسْتَوٍ، كَثيرُ الحُفَروَعِر
hrbolatý
ujævnbumpet
kuoppainen
neravan
hepehupás
ójafn, holóttur
でこぼこのある
울퉁불퉁한
luknjastnemirenneraven
gropig
ขรุขระ
gập ghềnh

bumpy

[ˈbʌmpɪ] ADJ (bumpier (compar) (bumpiest (superl))) [surface] → desigual; [road] → lleno de baches; [journey, flight] → agitado, con mucho traqueteo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bumpy

adj (+er) surfaceuneben, hubbelig (inf); road, driveholp(e)rig; flightböig, unruhig; we had a very bumpy driveauf der Fahrt wurden wir tüchtig durchgerüttelt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bump

(bamp) verb
to knock or strike (something). She bumped into me; I bumped my head against the ceiling.
noun
1. (the sound of) a blow or knock. We heard a loud bump.
2. a swelling or raised part. a bump on the head; This road is full of bumps.
ˈbumper noun
a bar on a motor vehicle to lessen damage when it collides with anything.
adjective
excellent in some way, especially by being large. a bumper crop.
ˈbumpy adjective
uneven. a bumpy road.
bump into
to meet (someone) by accident. I bumped into him in the street.
bump of
(slang) to murder someone.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

bumpy

وَعِر hrbolatý ujævn holprig ανώμαλος desigual, lleno de baches kuoppainen cahoteux neravan accidentato でこぼこのある 울퉁불퉁한 hobbelig ujevn wyboisty esburacado ухабистый gropig ขรุขระ tümsekli gập ghềnh 颠簸的
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