Hummocky
/ˈhʌm.ə.ki/noun
Having small rounded hills or bumps; uneven and knobby.
Did you know?The core of *hummock* is probably a dialectal word for a rounded hill, and English later turned it into a vivid shape-word for anything bumpy, from land to skin to waves.
Etymological Timeline
Early Modern English
English
hummock
“A small rounded hill or mound; a knoll.”
17th Century
English
hummocky
“Having lots of little hills or rounded bumps; uneven.”
Possibly 16th–17th Century
English dialect
hummock
“A mound or hillock; the exact origin is uncertain, but likely a regional landscape word.”
Modern English
English
hummocky
“Full of bumps, knobs, or small rounded elevations.”