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[ rok-ee ] / ˈrɒk i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rocky ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, rock·i·er, rock·i·est.full of or abounding in rocks. consisting of rock. rocklike: wood with a rocky hardness. firm; steadfast: rocky endurance. unfeeling; without sympathy or emotion: my rocky heart. Origin of rocky1late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at rock1, -y1 Words nearby rockyRockwell, Norman, Rockwell number, rock wool, rockwork, rock wren, rocky, Rocky Hill, Rocky Mount, Rocky Mountain beeplant, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain flowering raspberry Definition for rocky (2 of 2)[ rok-ee ] / ˈrɒk i /
adjective, rock·i·er, rock·i·est.inclined or likely to rock; tottering; shaky; unsteady. difficult or uncertain; full of hazards or obstacles: a business with a rocky future. physically unsteady or weak, as from sickness. Origin of rocky2First recorded in 1730–40; rock2 + -y1 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rockyMegan Barrington watched the sun rise over the rocky outcrop. To rehearse Perseverance’s mission, scientists pretended to be a Mars rover|Lisa Grossman|July 29, 2020|Science News That extra carbon dioxide results in oceans that are more acidic, which makes it harder for corals to build their rocky homes. Let’s learn about coral reefs|Bethany Brookshire|July 22, 2020|Science News For Students That means it probably has to be a gas giant like Jupiter rather than a rocky planet like Earth. Developing planet emerges in a swirl of gas|Lisa Grossman|July 6, 2020|Science News For Students However, he explains, that broth could be a liquid water ocean — one that exchanges chemicals with some rocky surface. Planets with hydrogen skies could harbor life|Lisa Grossman|June 2, 2020|Science News For Students
Because things are only going to get rockier through election day. Does the President Matter as Much as You Think? (Ep. 404)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 6, 2020|Freakonomics These agricultural pests migrate in mid-summer to the Rocky Mountains from Kansas and Nebraska to beat the heat. What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Democrats are struggling up and down the ticket in the Rocky Mountain State. The 8 Most Competitive Congressional Races of 2014|Ben Jacobs|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST By contrast, the interior of big planets like Jupiter still hold some mysteries, such as whether they have rocky cores. Saturn’s Death Star Look-Alike|Matthew R. Francis|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Well talking about big movies, you've been cast to play Apollo Creed's grandson in a new Rocky franchise installment. Michael B. Jordan: Playing a Black Superhero in 'Fantastic Four' Is a 'Huge Responsibility'|Kevin Fallon|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST It must be surreal to be working on a movie in the Rocky franchise and have Sylvester Stallone actually be there. Michael B. Jordan: Playing a Black Superhero in 'Fantastic Four' Is a 'Huge Responsibility'|Kevin Fallon|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST They are best suited for chalk districts or rocky ones, where they thrive most luxuriantly, and make a very brilliant display. The Wild Garden|William Robinson I am afraid to say at what angle the rocky wall went up above us. To The West|George Manville Fenn Across the entrance the floor sloped up to the rocky ridge, of which Mr. Rogers had spoken; and beyond the ridge lay the pool. Major Vigoureux|A. T. Quiller-Couch There was often dryness in his handling, and something too much of the theatrical in his wrecks on rocky shores. A Text-Book of the History of Painting|John C. Van Dyke The soil was rather stiff, and indicated a rocky formation, blocks of granite projecting from it in various directions. Voyage Of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Vol. 2 (of 2)|John MacGillivray
British Dictionary definitions for rocky (1 of 2)
adjective rockier or rockiestconsisting of or abounding in rocksa rocky shore hard or unyieldingrocky determination hard like rockrocky muscles Derived forms of rockyrockily, adverbrockiness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for rocky (2 of 2)
adjective rockier or rockiestweak, shaky, or unstable informal (of a person) dizzy; sickly; nauseated Derived forms of rockyrockily, adverbrockiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rockyjagged, craggy, rough, tough, rugged, tricky, shaky, unstable, unsteady, flinty, hard, inflexible, petrified, solid, bouldered, lapidarian, lithic, pebbly, petrous, rock-ribbed |