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Meaning
Adj
●
Abounding in, or
full
of,
rocks
;
consisting of
rocks
.
●
Like a
rock
;
rigid
, solid.
●
Having a
habitat
around or on rocks.
●
Not
easily
affected
or
impressed
;
stony
;
hard
;
obdurate
; unfeeling.
●
Easily
rocked
; unstable.
●
Encountering many problems;
difficult
,
troubled
; also,
in danger
or distress.
●
In American English:
Of a person:
ill
, or
unsteady
(
for example
,
as a result of
a shock).
●
In the
style
of
rock
music.
Name
●
A
diminutive
of the
male
given names
Rocco, Roch, or Rock
●
Diminutive of Rock (“surname”)
●
Rocky Balboa, a
fictional
boxer
in a
series
of films.
●
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, a
motion
picture
.
●
A placename
Diminutive of Rockhampton; The
regional
city
of Rockhampton; A
city
in Queensland, Australia.
●
A placename
A
town
in Oklahoma, United States.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
rocky
English
-y
English
-y
Middle English (1100-1500)
rock
English
rocke
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
rocke
Middle English (1100-1500)
rokken
Middle English (1100-1500)
roccian
Aragonese
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Flinty
Stonelike
Tottering
Wobbly
Hard
Tough
Difficult
Unsteady
Shaky
Unnerved
Weakened
Rockish
Rockesque
Related
Bumpy
Ruff
Turbulent
Mountainous
Swampy
Dusty
Muddy
Icy
Snowy
Slippy
Stormy
Windy
Marshy
Choppy
Hilly
Slippery
Rough
Smokey
Shaky
Rutted
Uneven
Sandy
Woody
Precarious
Misty
Dicey
Cliffs
David
Frosty
Steep
Barren
Grassy
Chris
Tony
Tough
Mike
Cloudy
Jagged
Shallow
Eddie
Michael
Unstable
Jimmy
Joey
Undulating
Alex
Harry
Hardy
Shaggy
Perilous
Kyle
Tom
Jake
Rugged
Joe
Jason
Superman
Mountain
Thor
Jack
Steve
More
Rhymes
Oche
Cocky
Rocky
Pocky
Locky
Jocky
Docky
Socky
Jockey
Hockey
Flocky
Crocky
Knocky
Stocky
Schlocky
Jabberwocky
More
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