Other definitions for rocky (2 of 2)
inclined or likely to rock; tottering; shaky; unsteady.
difficult or uncertain; full of hazards or obstacles: a business with a rocky future.
physically unsteady or weak, as from sickness.
Origin of rocky
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How to use rocky in a sentence
Megan Barrington watched the sun rise over the rocky outcrop.
To rehearse Perseverance’s mission, scientists pretended to be a Mars rover | Lisa Grossman | July 29, 2020 | Science NewsThat extra carbon dioxide results in oceans that are more acidic, which makes it harder for corals to build their rocky homes.
That means it probably has to be a gas giant like Jupiter rather than a rocky planet like Earth.
Developing planet emerges in a swirl of gas | Lisa Grossman | July 6, 2020 | Science News For StudentsHowever, he explains, that broth could be a liquid water ocean — one that exchanges chemicals with some rocky surface.
Planets with hydrogen skies could harbor life | Lisa Grossman | June 2, 2020 | Science News For StudentsBecause things are only going to get rockier through election day.
Does the President Matter as Much as You Think? (Ep. 404) | Stephen J. Dubner | February 6, 2020 | Freakonomics
If you doubt that, look at the history of these Northern rocky Mountain states with the recently delisted wolf.
These agricultural pests migrate in mid-summer to the rocky Mountains from Kansas and Nebraska to beat the heat.
Democrats are struggling up and down the ticket in the rocky Mountain State.
The 8 Most Competitive Congressional Races of 2014 | Ben Jacobs | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy contrast, the interior of big planets like Jupiter still hold some mysteries, such as whether they have rocky cores.
Well talking about big movies, you've been cast to play Apollo Creed's grandson in a new rocky franchise installment.
Michael B. Jordan: Playing a Black Superhero in 'Fantastic Four' Is a 'Huge Responsibility' | Kevin Fallon | September 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs he was toiling slowly up a narrow, rocky pass, he suddenly saw an Indian's head peering over the ledge.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonOn a rocky islet in the centre of a fresh water pond two miles in circuit they commenced erecting a fort and store house.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellAs if to prove that he was a true prophet, the herd split against a rocky pinnacle, and on this we stranded.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairWe were now drifting to the South by East through a wide channel, sounding in between fifty and sixty fathoms, rocky bottom.
Buache Island was visible as well as the small rocky islet between it and Cape Peron.
British Dictionary definitions for rocky (1 of 2)
/ (ˈrɒkɪ) /
consisting of or abounding in rocks: a rocky shore
hard or unyielding: rocky determination
hard like rock: rocky muscles
Derived forms of rocky
- rockily, adverb
- rockiness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for rocky (2 of 2)
/ (ˈrɒkɪ) /
weak, shaky, or unstable
informal (of a person) dizzy; sickly; nauseated
Derived forms of rocky
- rockily, adverb
- rockiness, noun
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