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rock·i·ness

1   [rok-ee-nis]
noun
the state or condition of being rocky.
Origin:
1605–15; rocky1 + -ness

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rock·i·ness

2   [rok-ee-nis]
noun
the state or condition of a person who is shaky or unsteady, as from drinking, fatigue, or illness.
Origin:
rocky2 + -ness
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rocky1 (ˈrɒkɪ)
 
—adj , rockier, rockiest
1.  consisting of or abounding in rocks: a rocky shore
2.  hard or unyielding: rocky determination
3.  hard like rock: rocky muscles
 
'rockily1
 
—adv
 
'rockiness1
 
—n

rocky2 (ˈrɒkɪ)
 
—adj , rockier, rockiest
1.  weak, shaky, or unstable
2.  informal (of a person) dizzy; sickly; nauseated
 
'rockily2
 
—adv
 
'rockiness2
 
—n

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