bumpy
pronunciation
How to pronounce bumpy in British English:
UK [ˈbʌmpi]
How to pronounce bumpy in American English:
US [ˈbʌmpi]
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- Adjective:
- characterized by rough motion
Word Origin
- bumpy (adj.)
- 1865, from bump + -y (2). Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy night. [Bette Davis ("Margo Channing"), "All About Eve," 1950] Related: Bumpiness.
Example
- 1. But the journey could be very bumpy .
- 2. The transition to full-service investment-solutions provider could be bumpy .
- 3. The plastic rug hides a bumpy driveway .
- 4. I think the post-crisis path will be bumpy , mainly because bail-out programmes have not been implemented in the right sequence .
- 5. 2012 Is going to be bumpy .