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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ROCK'Y, a. [from rock.]
1. Full of rocks; as a rocky mountain; rocky shore.
2. Resembling a rock; as the rocky orb of a shield.
3. Very hard; stony; obdurate; insusceptible of impression; as a rocky bosom.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: rocky, bouldery, bouldered, stony]
2: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements; "a rough ride" [syn: rough, rocky, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpy] [ant: smooth]
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" [syn: rocky, rough]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective (rockier; -est) Etymology: Middle English rokky, from rokke rock Date: 15th century 1. abounding in or consisting of rocks 2. difficult to impress or affect ; insensitive 3. firmly held ; steadfast II. adjective (rockier; -est) Etymology: ¹rock Date: 1737 1. unstable, Wobbly 2. physically upset or mentally confused (as from drinking excessively) 3. marked by obstacles or problems ; difficult, rough <a financially rocky year — Michael Murray>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. adj. & n. --adj. (rockier, rockiest) 1 of or like rock. 2 full of or abounding in rock or rocks (a rocky shore). --n. (the Rockies) the Rocky Mountains in western N. America. Derivatives: rockiness n. 2. adj. (rockier, rockiest) colloq. unsteady, tottering. Derivatives: rockily adv. rockiness n. Etymology: ROCK(2)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rocky Rock"y, a. 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. --Milton. 3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. --Shak. Rocky Mountain locust (Zo["o]l.), the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper. Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zo["o]l.) See Bighorn.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(rockier rockiest) 1. A rocky place is covered with rocks or consists of large areas of rock and has nothing growing on it. The paths are often very rocky so strong boots are advisable. ...a rocky headland. ADJ 2. A rocky situation or relationship is unstable and full of difficulties. They had gone through some rocky times together when Ann was first married... ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Hard, stony, flinty. 2. Obdurate, stubborn, hard.

Moby Thesaurus

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