rock-ribbed

adjective

ˈräk-ˈribd

Synonyms of rock-ribbed next

: rocky entry 1 sense 1

: firm and inflexible in doctrine or integrity

… a rock-ribbed conservative community …—

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1776, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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