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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. abounding in rocks or stones;
- Example: "rocky fields"
- Example: "stony ground"
- Example: "bouldery beaches"
[syn: rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony]

2. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements;
- Example: "a rough ride"
[syn: rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpy]

3. liable to rock;
- Example: "on high rocky heels"

4. full of hardship or trials;
- Example: "the rocky road to success"
- Example: "they were having a rough time"
[syn: rocky, rough]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rocky \Rock"y\, a.
   1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as,
      a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.
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   2. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. --Milton.
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   3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling;
      obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. --Shak.
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   Rocky Mountain locust (Zool.), the Western locust, or
      grasshopper. See Grasshopper.

   Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zool.) See Bighorn.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rocky
    adj 1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony
           ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: rocky, bouldery,
           bouldered, stony]
    2: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a
       rough ride" [syn: rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty,
       jolting, jumpy] [ant: smooth]
    3: liable to rock; "on high rocky heels"
    4: full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success";
       "they were having a rough time" [syn: rocky, rough]