rockishadj.¹

Brit.

/ˈrɒkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkɪʃ/

Forms: see rock n.¹ and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rock n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < rock n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier rocky adj.¹ and (with sense 3) rock-like adj.

†1. Growing upon rocks; = rocky adj.¹ 3. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > growing on or amongst rocks, stone, or gravel

rockish1562

rocky1599

ruderary1727

rupestrean1786

saxatile1786

rupestrine1787

rupestral1834

ruderal1835

viatical1847

glareose1866

glareous1880

epilithic1900

1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball ii. f. 71 The rockishe ashe is of a yelow color.

†2. Made of rock. Obsolete.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > [adjective]

rochena1400

rocky?c1475

rockish1570

saxous1657

rupellaryc1660

1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. Aiiij^v Consider the rockish huge mountaines, and the perilous vnbeaten wayes.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 51 On the typ of rockish turret stood gastlye Celœno.

1663 G. Harvey Archelogia Philosophica Nova II. ii. vi. 291 In a short space changing whatever is cast into it into a stonish or rockish body.

3. Resembling a rock; rock-like. Also figurative.

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1908 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune 22 Apr. 4/5 The stone was about as large as the average wood-shed and was composed of a black rockish substance.

a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) vi. 57 Rockish imperturbability.

2001 C. Mader Kids' Trav. Guide to Ten Commandments iii. 34 When the plaster has completely hardened, give it a gray, rockish color by scribbling all over it with a pencil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

rockishadj.²

Brit.

/ˈrɒkɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rock n.³, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < rock n.³ + -ish suffix¹.

Originally U.S.

Characteristic or reminiscent of rock music. With quot. 1955 cf. rock 'n' roll n.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [adjective] > qualities of pop

metal?1518

anthemic1890

Afro-Latin-American1900

sun-kissed1907

heavy1937

Latin American1937

Memphis1938

sun-drenched1943

indie1945

rockish1955

hardcore1957

doo-wop1958

middle of the road1959

Latin1962

straight-ahead1964

easy listening1965

Motown1965

funky1967

post-rock1967

rocky1967

rock-out1968

funkadelic1969

funked out1970

grungy1971

punk1971

grunge1972

Philly1972

dub1973

drum and bass1975

disco funky1976

punkish1976

reggaefied1976

Britpop1977

post-punk1977

anarcho-punk1979

rap1980

trash rock1980

crunchy1981

industrial1981

New Romantic1981

rockist1981

garage1982

hip-hop1982

thrashy1982

urban1982

Gothic1983

hip-hopping1983

beat-box1984

lo-fi1986

technoid1986

hip-house1987

acid house1988

new jack1988

old school1988

techno1988

baggy1990

banging1990

gangsta1990

filthy1991

handbaggy1991

nu skool1991

sampladelic1991

junglist1993

1955 Chester (Pa.) Times 17 Sept. 28/1 Haley..whipped into a couple of choruses of something rockish and rollish.

1957 Independent Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 15 May (Living section) 6/1 Down tempo ballad with a strong, almost rockish beat.

1977 Detroit Free Press 11 Dec. c22/4 What he does do, and do well, is put his rockish ballad voice to baby songs such as ‘Baby, You're the One’.

1993 Guardian 18 June (G2 section) 7/1 London trio Let Loose play relatively rockish self-penned tunes, and baby-lads East 17 write their own glossy techno-pop.

2004 S. Yanow Jazz on Film 103/1 Davis's band has a lighter feel than it did a few years earlier (with Foley's high-note bass playing taking the place of the rockish guitar).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rockish
释义	rockishadj.¹ Brit. /ˈrɒkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈrɑkɪʃ/ Forms: see rock n.¹ and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rock n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < rock n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare earlier rocky adj.¹ and (with sense 3) rock-like adj. †1. Growing upon rocks; = rocky adj.¹ 3. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by habitat or distribution > [adjective] > growing on or amongst rocks, stone, or gravel rockish1562 rocky1599 ruderary1727 rupestrean1786 saxatile1786 rupestrine1787 rupestral1834 ruderal1835 viatical1847 glareose1866 glareous1880 epilithic1900 1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball ii. f. 71 The rockishe ashe is of a yelow color. †2. Made of rock. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > [adjective] rochena1400 rocky?c1475 rockish1570 saxous1657 rupellaryc1660 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. Aiiij^v Consider the rockish huge mountaines, and the perilous vnbeaten wayes. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 51 On the typ of rockish turret stood gastlye Celœno. 1663 G. Harvey Archelogia Philosophica Nova II. ii. vi. 291 In a short space changing whatever is cast into it into a stonish or rockish body. 3. Resembling a rock; rock-like. Also figurative. ΚΠ 1908 La Crosse (Wisconsin) Tribune 22 Apr. 4/5 The stone was about as large as the average wood-shed and was composed of a black rockish substance. a1945 E. R. Eddison Mezentian Gate (1958) vi. 57 Rockish imperturbability. 2001 C. Mader Kids' Trav. Guide to Ten Commandments iii. 34 When the plaster has completely hardened, give it a gray, rockish color by scribbling all over it with a pencil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). rockishadj.² Brit. /ˈrɒkɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈrɑkɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rock n.³, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < rock n.³ + -ish suffix¹. Originally U.S. Characteristic or reminiscent of rock music. With quot. 1955 cf. rock 'n' roll n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > pop music > [adjective] > qualities of pop metal?1518 anthemic1890 Afro-Latin-American1900 sun-kissed1907 heavy1937 Latin American1937 Memphis1938 sun-drenched1943 indie1945 rockish1955 hardcore1957 doo-wop1958 middle of the road1959 Latin1962 straight-ahead1964 easy listening1965 Motown1965 funky1967 post-rock1967 rocky1967 rock-out1968 funkadelic1969 funked out1970 grungy1971 punk1971 grunge1972 Philly1972 dub1973 drum and bass1975 disco funky1976 punkish1976 reggaefied1976 Britpop1977 post-punk1977 anarcho-punk1979 rap1980 trash rock1980 crunchy1981 industrial1981 New Romantic1981 rockist1981 garage1982 hip-hop1982 thrashy1982 urban1982 Gothic1983 hip-hopping1983 beat-box1984 lo-fi1986 technoid1986 hip-house1987 acid house1988 new jack1988 old school1988 techno1988 baggy1990 banging1990 gangsta1990 filthy1991 handbaggy1991 nu skool1991 sampladelic1991 junglist1993 1955 Chester (Pa.) Times 17 Sept. 28/1 Haley..whipped into a couple of choruses of something rockish and rollish. 1957 Independent Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 15 May (Living section) 6/1 Down tempo ballad with a strong, almost rockish beat. 1977 Detroit Free Press 11 Dec. c22/4 What he does do, and do well, is put his rockish ballad voice to baby songs such as ‘Baby, You're the One’. 1993 Guardian 18 June (G2 section) 7/1 London trio Let Loose play relatively rockish self-penned tunes, and baby-lads East 17 write their own glossy techno-pop. 2004 S. Yanow Jazz on Film 103/1 Davis's band has a lighter feel than it did a few years earlier (with Foley's high-note bass playing taking the place of the rockish guitar). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1562adj.²1955
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