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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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rocky1 (ˈrɒkɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
rocky
"full of rocks," c.1400, from rock (n.); "unsteady," 1737, from rock (v.1). Meaning "difficult, hard" is recorded from 1873, and may represent a little of both.
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Example sentences
Lacking solid legitimacy, she may now face a rocky second term unless she manages to mend fences with her opponents.
Deep under the ocean's surface, these rocky chimneys spew out superheated water and hydrogen-rich gases.
They built their villages on the rocky slopes below.
She spent whole days in the saddle, or was driven over those bleak and rocky heights in a baggage cart.
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