rock-ribbedadj.

Brit.

/ˌrɒkˈrɪbd/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkˌrɪbd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, ribbed adj.

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + ribbed adj.

1. Of a landscape: characterized or dominated by rock formations; rocky, craggy.In quot. 1776 in personified use with reference to the Cape of Good Hope.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [adjective] > outstanding

rock-ribbed1776

1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad v. 222 And Me the rock-ribb'd mother gave to fame.

1821 W. C. Bryant Poems 42 The hills Rock-ribb'd and ancient as the sun.

1884 Cent. Mag. Dec. 281/2 Maryland Heights, precipitous, rock-ribbed, and angular, frown, as it were, at their rougher rival, London Heights, on the opposite Virginia side below.

1900 Scribner's Mag. Sept. 293/2 Nearer and nearer we drew to the rock-ribbed, ice-encompassed shore.

1947 I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair vii. 44 Horn Island..its grassy ridges rock-ribbed.

2004 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 8 Aug. g1 There's nothing like floating the river in winter time. That's when you can really see those rock-ribbed hills.

2. Originally and chiefly U.S. Resolute, uncompromising, unyielding, staunch.

a. Of a person, esp. with reference to political allegiance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective]

fasteOE

stathelfasteOE

anredOE

hardOE

starkOE

trueOE

steadfast993

fastredeOE

stithc1000

findyOE

stablea1275

stathelyc1275

stiffc1275

stablec1290

steel to the (very) backa1300

unbowinga1300

stably13..

firm1377

unmovablea1382

constantc1386

abidingc1400

toughc1400

sure1421

unmoblea1425

unfaintedc1425

unfaint1436

permanent?a1475

stalwartc1480

unbroken1513

immovable1534

inconcuss1542

unshaken1548

stout1569

unwavering1570

undiscourageable1571

fixed1574

discourageable1576

unappalled1578

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unswayed1615

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unshook1633

blue?1636

true blue?1636

tenacious1640

uncomplying1643

yieldless1651

riveting1658

unshakened1659

inconquerable1660

unyielding1677

unbendinga1688

tight1690

unswerving1694

unfaltering1727

unsubmitting1730

undeviating1732

undrooping1736

impervertible1741

undamped1742

undyingc1765

sturdy1775

stiff as a poker1798

unfickle1802

indivertible1821

thick and thin1822

undisheartened1827

inconvertible1829

straightforward1829

indomitable1830

stickfast1831

unsuccumbing1833

unturnable1847

unswerved1849

undivertible1856

unforsaking1862

swerveless1863

steeve1870

rock-ribbed1884

stiff in the back1897

1884 Decatur (Illinois) Morning Rev. 2 Nov. The rock-ribbed republican clergy men..waited on Mr. Blaine yesterday to assure him of their ‘loyalty’ and ‘allegiance’.

1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 3 May 414 Mr. Straus is a rock-ribbed Democrat.

1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. i. xvi. 122 Clyde always struck her as one who was not any too..rock-ribbed morally or mentally.

1950 Manch. Guardian 20 Feb. 6/6 The dyed-in-the-wool Democrat can be fanatical in devotion to his party's creed and traditions. So can the rock-ribbed Republican.

1976 Publishers Weekly 16 Apr. 88/1 Goldwater, rockribbed in his sincerity, speaks for many Americans currently disenchanted with Washington's government-by-bureaucracy.

1994 Denver Post 23 Jan. a21/5 Always a rock-ribbed conservative, Moses aimed vicious editorial attacks at..Roosevelt's New Deal politics.

2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 349/3 Most of the ranchers had been rock-ribbed Republicans and voted for Bush.

b. Of a quality or sentiment.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective]

stablea1300

durablec1386

during1398

durant1455

permanent?a1475

standingc1480

perseverablea1500

indelible1532

of long standinga1568

permansible1568

long-established1589

dureful1595

subsistent1603

subsisting1613

staple1621

constant1645

long-standing1655

throughout1701

untemporary1784

pukka1801

rock-ribbed1903

hardwired1971

1903 N. H. Banks Round Anvil Rock xiii. 135 Rock-ribbed infallibility could hardly be expected to comprehend the doubts that assail a sensitive soul.

1911 H. S. Harrison Queed 292 Various feelings had gradually stiffened an early general approval into a rock-ribbed resolve.

1961 Economist 28 Oct. 341/2 He is a man of such rock-ribbed integrity.

1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 4 Apr. d7/5 The commission and department have adopted a rock-ribbed aversion to the merest suggestion of more exotics.

2008 S. Weller Girls like us 311 For all his shambling disaffection, there was a rock-ribbed dignity to him—a whiff of the modern-day Gary Cooper.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock-ribbed
释义	rock-ribbedadj. Brit. /ˌrɒkˈrɪbd/, U.S. /ˈrɑkˌrɪbd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock n.¹, ribbed adj. Etymology: < rock n.¹ + ribbed adj. 1. Of a landscape: characterized or dominated by rock formations; rocky, craggy.In quot. 1776 in personified use with reference to the Cape of Good Hope. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [adjective] > outstanding rock-ribbed1776 1776 W. J. Mickle tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad v. 222 And Me the rock-ribb'd mother gave to fame. 1821 W. C. Bryant Poems 42 The hills Rock-ribb'd and ancient as the sun. 1884 Cent. Mag. Dec. 281/2 Maryland Heights, precipitous, rock-ribbed, and angular, frown, as it were, at their rougher rival, London Heights, on the opposite Virginia side below. 1900 Scribner's Mag. Sept. 293/2 Nearer and nearer we drew to the rock-ribbed, ice-encompassed shore. 1947 I. L. Idriess Isles of Despair vii. 44 Horn Island..its grassy ridges rock-ribbed. 2004 St. Paul (Minnesota) Pioneer Press (Nexis) 8 Aug. g1 There's nothing like floating the river in winter time. That's when you can really see those rock-ribbed hills. 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. Resolute, uncompromising, unyielding, staunch. a. Of a person, esp. with reference to political allegiance. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [adjective] fasteOE stathelfasteOE anredOE hardOE starkOE trueOE steadfast993 fastredeOE stithc1000 findyOE stablea1275 stathelyc1275 stiffc1275 stablec1290 steel to the (very) backa1300 unbowinga1300 stably13.. firm1377 unmovablea1382 constantc1386 abidingc1400 toughc1400 sure1421 unmoblea1425 unfaintedc1425 unfaint1436 permanent?a1475 stalwartc1480 unbroken1513 immovable1534 inconcuss1542 unshaken1548 stout1569 unwavering1570 undiscourageable1571 fixed1574 discourageable1576 unappalled1578 resolute1579 unremoved1583 resolved1585 unflexiblea1586 unshakeda1586 square1589 unstooping1597 iron1598 rocky1601 steady1602 undeclinable1610 unboweda1616 unfainting1615 unswayed1615 staunch1624 undiscourageda1628 staid1631 unshook1633 blue?1636 true blue?1636 tenacious1640 uncomplying1643 yieldless1651 riveting1658 unshakened1659 inconquerable1660 unyielding1677 unbendinga1688 tight1690 unswerving1694 unfaltering1727 unsubmitting1730 undeviating1732 undrooping1736 impervertible1741 undamped1742 undyingc1765 sturdy1775 stiff as a poker1798 unfickle1802 indivertible1821 thick and thin1822 undisheartened1827 inconvertible1829 straightforward1829 indomitable1830 stickfast1831 unsuccumbing1833 unturnable1847 unswerved1849 undivertible1856 unforsaking1862 swerveless1863 steeve1870 rock-ribbed1884 stiff in the back1897 1884 Decatur (Illinois) Morning Rev. 2 Nov. The rock-ribbed republican clergy men..waited on Mr. Blaine yesterday to assure him of their ‘loyalty’ and ‘allegiance’. 1887 Courier-Jrnl. (Louisville, Kentucky) 3 May 414 Mr. Straus is a rock-ribbed Democrat. 1925 T. Dreiser Amer. Trag. I. i. xvi. 122 Clyde always struck her as one who was not any too..rock-ribbed morally or mentally. 1950 Manch. Guardian 20 Feb. 6/6 The dyed-in-the-wool Democrat can be fanatical in devotion to his party's creed and traditions. So can the rock-ribbed Republican. 1976 Publishers Weekly 16 Apr. 88/1 Goldwater, rockribbed in his sincerity, speaks for many Americans currently disenchanted with Washington's government-by-bureaucracy. 1994 Denver Post 23 Jan. a21/5 Always a rock-ribbed conservative, Moses aimed vicious editorial attacks at..Roosevelt's New Deal politics. 2003 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Sept. 349/3 Most of the ranchers had been rock-ribbed Republicans and voted for Bush. b. Of a quality or sentiment. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > lasting quality, permanence > [adjective] stablea1300 durablec1386 during1398 durant1455 permanent?a1475 standingc1480 perseverablea1500 indelible1532 of long standinga1568 permansible1568 long-established1589 dureful1595 subsistent1603 subsisting1613 staple1621 constant1645 long-standing1655 throughout1701 untemporary1784 pukka1801 rock-ribbed1903 hardwired1971 1903 N. H. Banks Round Anvil Rock xiii. 135 Rock-ribbed infallibility could hardly be expected to comprehend the doubts that assail a sensitive soul. 1911 H. S. Harrison Queed 292 Various feelings had gradually stiffened an early general approval into a rock-ribbed resolve. 1961 Economist 28 Oct. 341/2 He is a man of such rock-ribbed integrity. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 4 Apr. d7/5 The commission and department have adopted a rock-ribbed aversion to the merest suggestion of more exotics. 2008 S. Weller Girls like us 311 For all his shambling disaffection, there was a rock-ribbed dignity to him—a whiff of the modern-day Gary Cooper. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1776
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