rocky

See also: Rocky and Rockies

English

Pronunciation

  • (General Australian) IPA(key): [ˈɹʷɔkiː]
  • (UK) enPR: rŏk'i, IPA(key): /ˈɹɒki/, [ˈɹʷɒkiː]
  • (US) IPA(key): [ˈɹʷɒki]
  • Audio (Midwestern US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒki

Etymology 1

From rock (“to move back and forth”) +‎ -y.

Adjective

rocky (comparative rockier or more rocky, superlative rockiest or most rocky)

  1. Unstable; easily rocked.
    The table was rocky, so we put a book under one leg.
  2. In the style of rock and roll music.
    His new album is quite rocky.
  3. (figuratively) Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress.
    Their relationship had weathered some rocky times, but they loved each other.
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Etymology 2

From rock (“stone”) +‎ -y.

Adjective

rocky (comparative rockier or more rocky, superlative rockiest or most rocky)

  1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks.
    a rocky mountain
    a rocky shore
  2. Like a rock.
    the rocky orb of a shield
  3. (figuratively) Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate
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