adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈbʌmpi/
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rhymes with -ʌmpi
CMU ARPABET:B AH1 M P IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
a bumpy ride
a bumpy flight
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Covered with or full of bumps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
bumpy road
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a rough ride
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rough, rocky, jolty, jolting, jumpy
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
covered with or full of bumps
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a bumpy country road
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bump Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bumpy From bump + -y.
Across languages
Translations
40 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Finnish:
kuoppainen
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Finnish:
epätasainen
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
French:
accidenté
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
German:
holprig
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Hungarian:
rázós
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Hungarian:
turbulens
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Māori:
ruturutu
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Portuguese:
acidentado
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Russian:
тря́ский
(trjáskij)
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Spanish:
disparejo
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Spanish:
desparejo
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Spanish:
dispar
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Spanish:
borrascoso
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Spanish:
turbado
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Spanish:
agitado
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Swedish:
guppig
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Swedish:
skumpig
— jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Bulgarian:
неравен
(neraven)
— covered with bumps
Bulgarian:
изровен
— covered with bumps
Finnish:
kuoppainen
— covered with bumps
German:
holprig
— covered with bumps
German:
uneben
— covered with bumps
Hungarian:
hepehupás
— covered with bumps
Hungarian:
göröngyös
— covered with bumps
Plautdietsch:
humplich
— covered with bumps
Portuguese:
enrugado
— covered with bumps
Russian:
уха́бистый
(uxábistyj)
— covered with bumps
Russian:
неро́вный
(neróvnyj)
— covered with bumps
Russian:
бугри́стый
(bugrístyj)
— covered with bumps