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bumpily

/bˈʌmpili/ adv

In a bumpy manner.

Word Origin A wonderfully onomatopoeic word: 'bump' is just the sound of a dull blow, and we add '-y' (full of) and '-ly' (in a manner) to get 'bumpily' — in a bump-filled way. The root 'bump' is English through and through, giving us 'bumpy', 'bumper', and 'bumpiness'. You can almost feel the jolts.

adv In a bumpy manner.

The old truck moved bumpily along the unpaved road.

(副词) 颠簸地

旧卡车沿着未铺砌的道路颠簸前行。

(adverbio) De manera accidentada o irregular.

El viejo camión avanzaba con sacudidas por el camino sin pavimentar.

(adverbe) cahoteusement; de manière cahoteuse; en cahotant [De manière cahoteuse ; en produisant des secousses et des inégalités.]

Le vieux camion avançait cahoteusement sur la route non pavée.

(Adverb) holprig; uneben [Auf holprige, unebene Weise; mit vielen Erschütterungen.]

Der alte Lastwagen fuhr **bumpily** über die unbefestigte Straße.

(副詞) でこぼこして；凸凹しながら。

古いトラックは舗装されていない道路をでこぼこと進んでいった。

(advérbio) com solavancos; de modo irregular; saltando [De maneira irregular; com solavancos.]

O velho caminhão seguia de maneira irregular pela estrada não pavimentada.

Synonyms: roughly unevenly jerkily irregularly bouncily Antonyms: smoothly evenly flatly
Word parts: bump + y + ly

Related words

bump bumpy bumpiness bumper

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