rockily (comparative more rockily, superlative most rockily)
In an uneven way; in a rocking manner.
In a manner suggestive of a rock or rocks.
Unsteadily; inconsistently or resulting in volatility.
In a manner suggestive of rock music.
Top of the three here is āTon Of Loveā, a back beaten Tom Petty-ish album tracker with Beach Boy backing vox, slick and, get this, rockily abrasive.
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 (Zoƶl.), the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper.
– Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zoƶl.) See Bighorn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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