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
rockiest
superlative form of rocky: most rocky
• Rockites, corkiest, stockier
Source: Wiktionary
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
27 June 2025
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
