Word forms: comparative rockier, superlative rockiest
1. adjective
A rocky place is covered with rocks or consists of large areas of rock and has nothing growingon it.
The paths are often very rocky so strong boots are advisable.
...a rocky headland.
Synonyms: rough, rugged, stony, craggy More Synonyms of rocky
2. adjective
A rocky situation or relationship is unstable and full of difficulties.
They had gone through some rocky times together when Ann was first married.
Their relationship had gotten off to a rocky start.
Synonyms: unstable, weak, uncertain, doubtful More Synonyms of rocky
rocky in British English1
(ˈrɒkɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: rockier or rockiest
1.
consisting of or abounding in rocks
a rocky shore
2.
hard or unyielding
rocky determination
3.
hard like rock
rocky muscles
Derived forms
rockily (ˈrockily)
adverb
rockiness (ˈrockiness)
noun
rocky in British English2
(ˈrɒkɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: rockier or rockiest
1.
weak, shaky, or unstable
2. informal
(of a person) dizzy; sickly; nauseated
Derived forms
rockily (ˈrockily)
adverb
rockiness (ˈrockiness)
noun
rocky in American English1
(ˈrɑki)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈrockier or ˈrockiest
1.
full of or containing rocks
2.
consisting of rock
3.
like a rock; firm, hard, unfeeling, etc.
4.
full of obstacles or difficulties
the rocky road to success
rocky in American English2
(ˈrɑki)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈrockier or ˈrockiest
1.
a.
inclined to rock, or sway; unsteady; wobbly
b.
uncertain; shaky
2. Slang
weak or dizzy, as from illness; unwell
Examples of 'rocky' in a sentence
rocky
Wild heath, forest and rocky outcrops present more than enough challenges for an active walker.
The Sun (2016)
Now it's largely deserted except for sheep clinging to rocky outcrops.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The route gradually rises to crest the rugged mountains, smothered in thick heather and monumental rocky outcrops.
The Sun (2016)
I am sure he meant rocky road.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
On our last day we headed to the north of Tehran where a rocky path leads up a mountainside dotted with restaurants.
The Sun (2016)
The paths are often very rocky so strong boots are advisable but there are no steep climbs.
Perring, Franklyn A Guide to Britain's Conservation Heritage (1991)
The two sites have had a rocky relationship in the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It was a very difficult and rocky path to get to this point.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They found a single female octopus crawling towards a rocky outcrop.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But some churches are planted in cultures where the ground is very hard and rocky.
Christianity Today (2000)
The rocky uphill paths were close to vertical.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There will be a long period of transition and it will be a rocky road.
The Sun (2011)
The couple have a notoriously rocky relationship and both have been accused of cheating.
The Sun (2007)
But what about when things get a bit rocky?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Near by are two footprints carved on a rocky outcrop.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Is her marriage as rocky as she claims or do they have an open arrangement?
The Sun (2014)
But the climb up rocky paths was undoubtedly hard work.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Lessons learned on the rocky road to love help you handle a partnership.
The Sun (2014)
That includes her rocky relationship with her mother.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It then goes out to resemble a rocky outcrop.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
His marriage was rocky for years and he looks much happier and relaxed now.
The Sun (2008)
It is the end of a rocky road for the pair.
The Sun (2009)
It turns out the pair have more in common than just their shared rocky history of relationships.
The Sun (2012)
But he is a young guy and we have been telling him there could be some rocky paths ahead.
The Sun (2013)
After half an hour we stopped on a rocky outcrop and listened to the distant territorial rumble of a lion.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The singer has vowed to make any marriage of her own work after seeing her parents get through a rocky patch.
The Sun (2012)
It was a rocky journey to get there but the town is sweet and has a peaceful view over the hills.
The Sun (2013)
Sri Lanka's first deluxe boutique hotel is on a rocky headland on the southern coast.
The Sun (2013)
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rocky
British English: rocky ADJECTIVE
A rocky place is covered with rocks or consists of large areas of rock and has nothing growing on it.
The paths are often very rocky so strong boots are advisable.
American English: rocky
Brazilian Portuguese: rochoso
Chinese: 多岩石的
European Spanish: rocoso
French: rocailleux
German: felsig
Italian: roccioso
Japanese: 岩だらけの
Korean: 바위투성이의
European Portuguese: rochoso
Latin American Spanish: rocoso
All related terms of 'rocky'
rocky beach
A beach is an area of sand or stones beside the sea.
rocky patch
A rocky situation or relationship is unstable and full of difficulties .
rocky road
The road to a particular result is the means of achieving it or the process of achieving it.
rocky coastline
A country's coastline is the outline of its coast.
Rocky Mountains
the chief mountain system of W North America , extending from British Columbia to New Mexico : forms the Continental Divide . Highest peak : Mount Elbert, 4401 m (14 439 ft). Denali (6190 m (20 308 ft)), in the Alaska Range , is not strictly part of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain goat
a sure-footed goat antelope , Oreamnos americanus , inhabiting the Rocky Mountains . It has thick white hair and black backward-curving horns
Rocky Mountain sheep
the bighorn sheep of the Rocky Mountains
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
an acute rickettsial disease characterized by high fever , chills , pain in muscles and joints , skin rash , etc. It is caused by the bite of a tick infected with the microorganism Rickettsia rickettsii
tick-borne typhus
an acute rickettsial disease characterized by high fever , chills , pain in muscles and joints, skin rash , etc. It is caused by the bite of a tick infected with the microorganism Rickettsia rickettsii
Chinese translation of 'rocky'
rocky
(ˈrɔkɪ)
adj
[path, shore, ground]岩石的 (yánshí de)
(inf)[business, marriage]不稳(穩)定 (bù wěndìng)
(adjective)
Definition
covered with rocks
The paths are often very rocky.
Synonyms
rough
She made her way across the rough ground.
rugged
a rugged mountainous terrain
stony
a stony track
craggy
The scenery is a mix of wild, craggy mountains and broad valleys.
pebbly
boulder-strewn
shingly
(adjective)
Definition
shaky or unstable
Their business got off to a rocky start.
Synonyms
unstable
a house built on unstable foundations
weak
I was too weak to move my arms and legs.
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
doubtful
shaky
Our house will remain on shaky foundations unless the architect sorts out the basement.
unreliable
She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police.
wobbly
I was sitting on a wobbly plastic chair.
rickety
She climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
unsteady
a slightly unsteady item of furniture
undependable
Additional synonyms
in the sense of craggy
The scenery is a mix of wild, craggy mountains and broad valleys.
Synonyms
rocky,
broken,
rough,
rugged,
uneven,
jagged,
stony,
precipitous,
cragged,
rock-bound,
jaggy (Scottish)
in the sense of rickety
Definition
likely to collapse or break
She climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
Synonyms
shaky,
broken,
weak,
broken-down,
frail,
insecure,
feeble,
precarious,
derelict,
flimsy,
wobbly,
imperfect,
tottering,
ramshackle,
dilapidated,
decrepit,
unsteady,
unsound,
infirm,
jerry-built
in the sense of rugged
Definition
with an uneven or jagged surface
a rugged mountainous terrain
Synonyms
rocky,
broken,
rough,
craggy,
difficult,
ragged,
stark,
irregular,
uneven,
jagged,
bumpy
Nearby words of
rocky
rock
rock the boat
rocket
rocky
rococo
rod
rodent
Synonyms of 'rocky'
rocky
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of shaky
Definition
weak and unsteady, esp. due to illness or shock
Our house will remain on shaky foundations unless the architect sorts out the basement.
Synonyms
unstable,
weak,
precarious,
tottering,
ramshackle,
dilapidated,
rickety,
unsteady,
wonky (British, informal)
in the sense of stony
Definition
(of ground) rough and covered with stones
a stony track
Synonyms
rocky,
rough,
gritty,
gravelly,
rock-strewn,
pebble
in the sense of uncertain
Definition
not to be depended upon
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
Synonyms
doubtful,
undetermined,
unpredictable,
insecure,
questionable,
ambiguous,
unreliable,
precarious,
indefinite,
indeterminate,
incalculable,
iffy (informal),
changeable,
indistinct,
chancy (informal),
unforeseeable,
unsettled,
unresolved,
in the balance,
unconfirmed,
up in the air,
unfixed,
conjectural,
sketchy (informal)
in the sense of undependable
Synonyms
unreliable,
variable,
uncertain,
unpredictable,
unstable,
irresponsible,
inconsistent,
erratic,
treacherous,
fickle,
capricious,
changeable,
untrustworthy,
inconstant
in the sense of unreliable
Definition
not able to be trusted or relied on
She had proved to be an unreliable witness and had lied to police.