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  • adverb In a bumpy manner.

Etymologies

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bumpy +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • How would you write the sentence- "I bumped along bumpily" without such lovely words?

    Archive 2010-02-01 Lauri 2010

  • During the traffic pileup, Bullet drove bumpily over the island that separated north and southbound traffic and maneuvered into northbound traffic and pushed the pedal to the floor.

    Stealing Candy Allison Hobbs 2010

  • Despite the fact that the Episcopalians are bumpily journeying into a renewed future, some other Anglicans -- mostly in Africa -- are pretty mad that we've included our gay and lesbian friends and relatives in our churches.

    Diana Butler Bass: The Real Reason for the Anglican-Episcopal Divide 2010

  • Where would the world be without bumpily, answerably, and remedially?

    10+ Rules for Writing Fiction- kind of Lauri 2010

  • During the traffic pileup, Bullet drove bumpily over the island that separated north and southbound traffic and maneuvered into northbound traffic and pushed the pedal to the floor.

    Stealing Candy Allison Hobbs 2010

  • Despite the fact that the Episcopalians are bumpily journeying into a renewed future, some other Anglicans -- mostly in Africa -- are pretty mad that we've included our gay and lesbian friends and relatives in our churches.

    Diana Butler Bass: A House Divided: Katharine Jefferts Schori Versus Rowan Williams 2010

  • Where would the world be without bumpily, answerably, and remedially?

    Archive 2010-02-01 Lauri 2010

  • How would you write the sentence- "I bumped along bumpily" without such lovely words?

    10+ Rules for Writing Fiction- kind of Lauri 2010

  • The plane set down bumpily, taxied for a short time, and stopped in front of the main building.

    My Trip to Cuba in 1998 2009

  • He nodded and then shifted gears as we lurched bumpily down the road.

    The Hollow Jessica Verday 2009

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