rocky

Adjective
Synonyms: boulderyboulderedstonyroughbumpyjoltyjoltingjumpy

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (4)

  1. abounding in rocks or stones“rocky fields”“stony ground”“bouldery beaches”Synonyms: boulderyboulderedstony
  2. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements“a rough ride”Synonyms: roughbumpyjoltyjoltingjumpy
  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”Synonyms: rough
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rocky \Rock"y\, a.

1.Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore. [1913 Webster]

2.Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

3.Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Rocky Mountain locust (Zool.), the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper.

Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zool.) See Bighorn. [1913 Webster]

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