Rocky

Pronunciation

• AusE IPA: ˈɹʷɔkiː
• UK enPR: rŏk'i, IPA: /ˈɹɒki/, ˈɹʷɒkiː
• US IPA: ˈɹʷɒki
• Rhymes: -É’ki

From rock("to move back and forth") + -y.

Full definition of rocky

Adjective

1. Unstable; easily rocked.The table was rocky, so we put a book under one leg.
2. In the style of rock and roll music.His new album is quite rocky.
3. (figuratively) Troubled; or difficult; in danger or distress.Their relationship had weathered some rocky times, but they loved each other.

Derived terms

• rocky chair

From rock("stone") + -y.

Adjective

1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks.a rocky mountaina rocky shore
2. Like a rock.''the rocky orb of a shield
3. (figuratively) Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom.

Derived terms

• rocky road

Anagrams

• corky