rockiness

¹

[rok-ee-nis]

noun

the state or condition of being rocky.

Origin of rockiness

¹

First recorded in 1605–15; rocky¹ + -ness

rockiness

²

[rok-ee-nis]

noun

the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.

Origin of rockiness

²

rocky² + -ness

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Examples from the Web for rockiness

Historical Examples of rockiness

The rockiness of the soil in Ireland is so universal that it predominates in every sort.
A Tour in Ireland
Arthur Young
Our passage was attended with great difficulty, owing to the rapidity of the stream, and the rockiness of the bottom.
Narrative of the Operations of a Detachment in an Expedition to Candy, in the Island of Ceylon, in the Year 1804
Arthur Johnston
Flatness is a sublime quality in certain landscapes, just as rockiness is a sublime quality in others.
Robert Browning
G. K. Chesterton