Rocky

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Consisting of, containing, or abounding in rock or rocks.
  • adj. Resembling or suggesting rock; firm or hard.
  • adj. Steadfast or stubborn; unyielding: her rocky heart.
  • adj. Marked by obstructions or difficulties: the rocky road to success.
  • adj. Inclined or prone to sway or totter; unsteady or shaky: a rocky shelf.
  • adj. Appearing inclined to fail; discouraging or disappointing: had a rocky start, but managed to succeed.
  • adj. Weak, dizzy, or nauseated, especially as a result of the excessive intake of alcohol or drugs.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Unstable; easily rocked.
  • adj. In the style of rock and roll music.
  • adj. Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress.
  • adj. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks.
  • adj. Like a rock.
  • adj. Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks.
  • adj. Like a rock.
  • adj. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate.
  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. liable to rock
  • adj. abounding in rocks or stones
  • adj. full of hardship or trials
  • adj. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
  • Equivalent
    unstable    unsmooth    rough    difficult    hard   
    Cross Reference
    unfeeling   
    Variant
    rockier    rockiest   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hard    unfeeling    obdurate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Araki    Hamasaki    Ibaraki    Iwaki    Jockey    Kawasaki    Miyazaki    Nagasaki    Okazaki    Saki   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    sandy    steep    barren    jagged    narrow    mountainous    eastern    muddy    lofty    upper