/ˈɹɒki/, [ˈɹʷɒki], /ˈɹɑki/
OriginFrom Middle English rokki, rokky (“rocky”), from rok, rokke (“rock; a rock or stone; large rock by a coast or in the sea; rocky outcrop on a mountain, cliff; castle, citadel, stronghold”) [and other forms] + -i (suffix forming adjectives). Rok, rokke are derived from:
* Old English *rocc (“rock”); and
* Anglo-Norman roc, roce, roque, and Old French roce, roke, roque, variants of roche (“rock”);
both from Medieval Latin roca, rocca; further etymology uncertain, possibly of Celtic origin. The English word is analysable as rock + -y (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘having the quality of’).
- Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
“a rocky mountain a rocky shore”
“The pihoihoi live in the island's interior, and the torea on its rocky shore.”
“When faced with a rockier or muddier section, look ahead for the easiest way across. This might involve hopping from one rock to another, or looking for flat sections or patches of vegetation that mig”
- Like a rock; rigid, solid.
“Marsh went on as his prisoner drank. "Because you're caught in the middle of my alternate plan, Ram-Jam, which ram-jams your ass between the rockiest rock and the hardest hard place you ever imagined.”
- Having a habitat around or on rocks.
- archaic, figurativelyNot easily affected or impressed; stony; hard; obdurate; unfeeling.
- Easily rocked; unstable.
“The table was rocky, so we put a book under one leg.”
- figurativelyEncountering many problems; difficult, troubled; also, in danger or distress.
“Their relationship had weathered some rocky times, but they loved each other.”
- figurativelyOf a person: ill, or unsteady (for example, as a result of a shock).
- In the style of rock music.
“His new album is quite rocky.”
- countable, uncountableA diminutive of the male given names Robert, Ricky, Rocco, Roch, or Rock.
“‘I didn′t know your son′s name was Rocky,’ I quietly said as we started walking again.
‘It's really Richard. When he was a kid we called him Ricky, which somehow turned into Rocky. Some people call hi”
“Philadelphia Museum of Art:[…]This venue is also famous for its notable appearance in the 1976 movie 'Rocky', where Robert "Rocky" Balboabounds up the museum's steps as he prepares for his upcoming ti”
- countable, diminutive, form-of, uncountableDiminutive of Rock (“surname”).
- countable, uncountableRocky Balboa, a fictional boxer in a series of films.
- countable, informal, uncountableThe Rocky Horror Picture Show, a motion picture.
- Australia, countable, diminutive, form-of, informalDiminutive of Rockhampton; the regional city of Rockhampton; a city in Queensland, Australia.
“Rocky is the major city on the central Queensland coast and likes to call itself the beef capital of Australia.”
“Rocky has a smattering of attractions but is best seen as the gateway to the coastal gems of Yeppoon and Great Keppel Island.”
““I wonder when I′ll be asked to leave?” Kevin thought. “This is very different to how things went last time in Rocky (Rockhampton). It all seems very relaxed here. The staff seem to expect you to hang”
- countable, uncountableA town in Oklahoma, United States.
Formsrockier(comparative) · more rocky(comparative) · rockiest(superlative) · most rocky(superlative) · Rockys(plural)