rockyadjective
uk/ˈrɒk.i/us/ˈrɑː.ki/rocky adjective (STONE)
C1 made of rock and therefore usually rough and difficult to travel along:
She scrambled along the rocky path.
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Geology - general words
- anticline
- auriferous
- Cambrian
- cementation
- compaction
- continental crust
- continental drift
- Cretaceous
- crustal
- deposition
- earth science
- fold
- geological
- geology
- Pleistocene
- Pliocene
- Precambrian
- Quaternary
- subduction
- subduction zone
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rocky adjective (UNSTEADY/UNCERTAIN)
unable to balance very well:
After two months in a hospital bed, I felt a bit rocky on my feet.
uncertain and difficult and not likely to last long:
Their relationship got off to a rocky start.
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Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- agitate
- brandish
- churn
- flourish
- fluff sth up
- jitter
- joggle
- resonate
- reverberate
- shake
- stir
- stir sth up
- swing
- teeter
- throb
- totter
- tremble
- tremulous
- wag
- worry
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Weakness and vulnerability
Idiom(s)
rocky road