rock-ribbed
Americanadjective
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having ribs or ridges of rock.
the rock-ribbed coast of Maine.
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unyielding; confirmed and uncompromising.
a rock-ribbed conservative.
Etymology
Origin of rock-ribbed
First recorded in 1770–80
Example Sentences
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In 1997, the comedy “In & Out” did its shiny, star-studded best to mainstream the story of a closeted gay man in a rock-ribbed American community embracing his truth.
From Los Angeles Times
The daily newspapers, including the rock-ribbed conservative Los Angeles Times, lampooned Sinclair mercilessly.
From Los Angeles Times
I grew up in Lake View, New York, a rock-ribbed Republican suburb of Buffalo.
From Salon
Of course, with the rock-ribbed conservatives to the chief justice’s right, there may be scant prospect of similar goodwill.
From Los Angeles Times
One question Heller plays with throughout the book is whether all this rock-ribbed, superior-feeling sense of the world is covering up for something — and whether we’re missing something important when we long to be saviors.
From Los Angeles Times
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