ROCKILY

Etymology

Adverb

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 ā€œTon Of Loveā€, a back beaten Tom Petty-ish album tracker with Beach Boy backing vox, slick and, get this, rockily abrasive.

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 (Zoƶl.), the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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