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rockier

  • comparative
    of rocky.
    rocky
    adjective
    full of or abounding in rocks.

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Her biggest hit, the rockier Total Eclipse of the Heart, arrived six years later in 1983 - this time topping the charts on both sides of the Atlantic.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The new year is already off to a rockier start, with the stock down around 24% in 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Their results show that either planet could be dominated by water-rich layers or by a far rockier structure.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025

But it’s been a rockier road than they had hoped.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025

As he moved southward, the skirts of the hills were rockier and the saplings fewer.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison