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ROCKY

rocky, rough

(adjective) full of hardship or trials; “the rocky road to success”; “they were having a rough time”

rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony

(adjective) abounding in rocks or stones; “rocky fields”; “stony ground”; “bouldery beaches”

rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpy

(adjective) causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; “a rough ride”

rocky

(adjective) liable to rock; “on high rocky heels”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

rockier

comparative form of rocky

Anagrams

• corkier

Source: Wiktionary


ROCKY

Rock"y, a.

1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.

2. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. Milton.

3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. Shak. Rocky Mountain locust (Zoöl.), the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper.

– Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zoöl.) See Bighorn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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