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rocky

  • adjective
  • rŏk′ē

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

Example

“a rocky mountain    a rocky shore”

Other meanings

  1. Like a rock; rigid, solid.

  2. (Of an animal or plant) Having a habitat around or on rocks.

Synonyms

  • stony

Example sentences

  • “They explored the caves along the rocky coastline.”

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Word history

From Middle English "rokki".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “rocky” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.