bumpy

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈbʌmpi/ UK /ˈbʌmpi/ See IPA manual

adj

Meanings

1

adj
having an uneven surface; marked by jolts or difficulties

The flight got bumpy as we crossed the mountains.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having an uneven surface;... uneven rough jolting rugged lumpy jarring choppy

Opposites

smooth level even flat

Word family

Derived forms bumpinessbumpily

Related forms bump

Etymology

From bump + -y. Bump is of imitative origin, suggesting a dull blow or collision.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

# bumpy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˈbʌmpi
**IPA (UK):** ˈbʌmpi

## Meanings
1. having an uneven surface; marked by jolts or difficulties

## Examples
- The flight got bumpy as we crossed the mountains.

## Synonyms
- uneven
- rough
- jolting
- rugged
- lumpy
- jarring
- choppy

## Antonyms
- smooth
- level
- even
- flat

## Derived Forms
- bumpiness
- bumpily

## Related Forms
- bump

## Etymology
From bump + -y. Bump is of imitative origin, suggesting a dull blow or collision.

## AI Etymology
Bumpy comes from bump + -y. Bump is of imitative origin, suggesting a dull blow or collision. Morphologically, bumpy is transparent: it draws on bump + -y. Used as an adjective, bumpy now means "having an uneven surface; marked by jolts or difficulties", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in derived forms such as bumpiness and bumpily and related forms such as bump. The modern word remains analyzable through its parts, which makes the semantic connection unusually direct.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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