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rocky

/ˈɹɑki/adjective2 syllables

Rocky means: abounding in rocks or stones.

Synonyms for rocky27

adjective, as in abounding in rocks or stones

bouldery, bouldered, stony, rough, unsmooth

adjective, as in causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

rough, bumpy, jolty, jolting, jumpy

adjective, as in full of hardship or trials

rough, difficult, hard

adjective, as in liable to rock

unstable

also used for rocky

flinty, rocklike, rock-like, stonelike, tottering, wobbly, tough, arduous, challenging, nasty, effortful, shaky, unnerved, weakened, rockesque, rockish

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What does rocky mean?4

adjective

1

abounding in rocks or stones“rocky fields”

2

causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements“a rough ride”

3

full of hardship or trials“the rocky road to success”

4

liable to rock“on high rocky heels”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rocky?4

two syllables

hockeyjockeycockykhaki
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Rocky in a sentence

  • Because of erosion, the trail is rocky and deep.orcrist
  • In the hills around the city, rocky pastures support herds of cattle.CM
  • Remember to watch your step on the rocky trail.Amastan
  • Benedito carried the kid on his shoulders as they crossed a rocky stream.Amastan
  • I like walking on dusty and rocky trails.Djef_Messaoudi
  • I'm walking down the rocky path to the sea.AlanF_US
  • The goat climbed up the rocky hill carefully.Amastan
  • Rugged pines grow on the rocky soil of the ridge.AlanF_US

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rocky

as a adjective

comparative
rockier
superlative
rockiest