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# bumpy

«bumpy» in Mova's school dictionary: **not smooth but has lumps and holes** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (bumpy, bumpier, bumpiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Bumpy describes a surface that is not smooth but has lumps and holes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#m1)

2) A bumpy ride or flight is one where you are shaken up and down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#m2)

3) Bumpy can mean full of problems, as in «a bumpy start». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: bumpy roads, bumpy paths, a bumpy plane ride in strong wind. In science (friction) bumpy surfaces have more friction than smooth ones, so toy cars slow down faster on them. In stories and life: «a bumpy start» or «a bumpy road ahead» means things will be hard.

### examples

- The road to the farm is very bumpy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#x1)
- The plane ride got bumpy over the mountains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#x2)
- A toad has bumpy skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#x3)
- The toy car went slower on the bumpy carpet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#x4)
- Our new class had a bumpy start, but now we all get on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#x5)
- Hold on tight, it's going to be bumpy! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#x6)
- He learned to jump by chasing hares in a bumpy field. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/#x7)

### note

Comparative: bumpier, bumpiest (y → i). From «bump». Opposite: smooth, flat, even. In science, rough or bumpy surfaces mean more friction.

### In the corpora

- [A warthog's «warts» are thick bumpy pads that protect its face in fights.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/125-timon-and-pumbaa-real-meerkats-and-warthogs/16/)
- [Toads walk more than they hop and have drier, bumpier skin than frogs.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/247-defences-poison-warning-colours-and-mimics/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bumpy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bumpy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.