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- [rok-ee]
- /ˈrɒk i/
- /ˈrɒk.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rok-ee]
- /ˈrɒk i/
Definitions of rocky word
- adjective rocky inclined or likely to rock; tottering; shaky; unsteady. 1
- adjective rocky difficult or uncertain; full of hazards or obstacles: a business with a rocky future. 1
- adjective rocky physically unsteady or weak, as from sickness. 1
- noun rocky a male given name. 1
- adjective rocky landscape: with rocks 1
- adjective rocky difficult, hazardous 1
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Origin of rocky
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at rock1, -y1
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Parts of speech for Rocky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rocky popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rocky usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rocky
adj rocky
- ailing — An ailing organization or society is in difficulty and is becoming weaker.
- ashake — in a shaking manner
- bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
- brambly — having or resembling brambles.
adjective rocky
- aquake — Quaking.
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- forceless — Without force.
- gravelly — of, like, or abounding in gravel.
- hospitalised — to place in a hospital for medical care or observation: The doctor hospitalized grandfather as soon as she checked his heart.
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