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   bumpy

   /ˈbʌmpi/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a surface) uneven, with many patches raised above the rest: "the car jolted on the bumpy road" Similar unevenroughirregularholedpotholedholeyruttedpittedruttylumpyknobbyknobblygnarledstonyrockyOpposite smoothlevel
   • ▪ (of a journey or other movement) involving sudden jolts and jerks: "the bumpy flight brought on a bout of airsickness" Similar bouncyroughuncomfortablechoppyjoltingjoltylurchingjerkyjumpyjarringbone-shakingbone-breakingjouncyjouncingturbulentinconsistentvariablevaryingchangeableirregularfluctuatingintermittentwaveringerraticpatchyrockyunsettledunstableroller-coasterstormytumultuousturbulenttempestuousexplosivein turmoilfull of upheavalsfull of conflictfull of ups and downschaoticpeakyOpposite smoothcomfortableconsistentsettled

   Derivatives

   • 1. bumpily adverb
   • 2. bumpiness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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