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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
Etymology
Proper noun
Rocky
A male given name, pet form of Rocco and Roch.
Rocky Balboa, a fictional boxer played by Sylvester Stallone in a series of films.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
(informal, Australia) The regional city of Rockhampton, Queensland.
A town in Oklahoma.
Anagrams
• corky
Etymology 1
Adjective
rocky (comparative rockier or more rocky, superlative rockiest or most rocky)
Unstable; easily rocked.
In the style of rock music.
(figuratively) Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress.
Etymology 2
Adjective
rocky (comparative rockier or more rocky, superlative rockiest or most rocky)
Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks.
Like a rock.
(figuratively) Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate
Anagrams
• corky
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
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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