rockiness

¹ American  

[rok-ee-nis] / ˈrɒk i nɪs /

noun

1. the state or condition of being rocky.

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rockiness ² American  

[rok-ee-nis] / ˈrɒk i nɪs /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of rockiness¹

First recorded in 1605–15; rocky ¹ + -ness

Origin of rockiness²

rocky ² + -ness

Example Sentences

Even still, stocks are hanging onto healthy gains for the year despite recent rockiness.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

And early-season rockiness is not something with which these Caps — with such a stable, reliable core — has had to deal.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2022

However, with the Fed starting to tighten monetary policy after offering massive support to help the economy endure the coronavirus pandemic, some investors are prepared for potential rockiness.

From Reuters • Mar. 16, 2022

“Practice makes perfect. But the rockiness we’re seeing now is the lack of experience.”

From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2021

The circumstance which strikes me as the greatest singularity of Ireland is the rockiness of the soil, which should seem at first sight against that degree of fertility; but the contrary is the fact. 

From A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779 by Morley, Henry