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rocky
1[ rok-ee ]
rocky
2[ rok-ee ]
adjective
- inclined or likely to rock; tottering; shaky; unsteady.
- difficult or uncertain; full of hazards or obstacles:
a business with a rocky future.
- physically unsteady or weak, as from sickness.
rocky
1/ ˈɒɪ /
adjective
- consisting of or abounding in rocks
a rocky shore
- hard or unyielding
rocky determination
- hard like rock
rocky muscles
rocky
2/ ˈɒɪ /
adjective
- weak, shaky, or unstable
- informal.(of a person) dizzy; sickly; nauseated
Derived Forms
- ˈdz쾱Ա, noun
- ˈdz쾱, adverb
- ˈdz쾱, adverb
- ˈdz쾱Ա, noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rocky1
Example Sentences
Jiggly’s time on “Drag Race” had a rocky start but she earned a reputation for her raunchy humor and dynamic dance moves.
A similar instance occurred in March, when Variety published an article detailing the “Snow White” remake’s rocky road to theaters.
Outside her window, farmland rolls into rocky coastline, hemming a glasslike bay striped with turquoise and populated by showboating dolphins.
And for decades, every attempt to create legal access has foundered on the rocky shoals of property rights and lumbering bureaucracy.
His early years are spent in places ravaged by the Empire’s environmental degradation, first on Cassian’s destroyed planet of origin, then on his adoptive home world of Ferrix, a rocky salvaging base.
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