Rocky

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Full of rocks; abounding in rocks: as, a rocky mountain.
  • Consisting of rock or rocks.
  • Resembling a rock; hence, hard; stony; obdurate; insusceptible of impression; hard as a rock: as, a rocky bosom.
  • Disposed to rock or reel; hence, giddy; tipsy; dizzy.
  • In a shaky, precarious condition.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks.
  • adjective. Like a rock.
  • adjective. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate.
  • adjective. the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper.
  • adjective. See Bighorn.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Unstable; easily rocked.
  • adjective. In the style of rock and roll music.
  • adjective. Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress.
  • adjective. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks.
  • adjective. Like a rock.
  • adjective. Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. liable to rock
  • adjective. abounding in rocks or stones
  • adjective. full of hardship or trials
  • adjective. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
  • Word Usage
    "A new interview with the first couple reveals details on everything from their date night to what they call a rocky period in their marriage."
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    Araki  Hamasaki  Ibaraki  Iwaki  Jockey  
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    rockier  rockiest