rocky
AdjectiveUS[rok-ee]/ˈrɑki/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (4)rockier, rockiest
- abounding in rocks or stones“rocky fields”“stony ground”“bouldery beaches”Synonyms: boulderyboulderedstonyOpposite smoothSimilar rough, unsmooth
- causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements“a rough ride”Synonyms: roughbumpyjoltyjoltingjumpy
- liable to rock“on high rocky heels”Opposite stableSimilar unstable
- full of hardship or trials“the rocky road to success”“they were having a rough time”Synonyms: roughOpposite easySimilar difficult, hard
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Translations
Adjective abounding in, or full of, rocks
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Rock′y adjective
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. John Milton
3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. William Shakespeare
Rocky Mountain locust Zoology, the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper. — Rocky Mountain sheep. Zoology See Bighorn.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54