rockier; rockiest
1
: abounding in or consisting of rocks
2
: difficult to impress or affect : insensitive
3
: firmly held : steadfast
rockier; rockiest
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Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
The first two miles are the hardest, composed of rocky stairs and switchbacks winding steeply up the side of the mountain.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
They are built directly on top of rocky terrain, with their waste and water pipes exposed.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
With the rocky seaside cliffs of Northern Ireland standing in for the Isle of Berk, the new How to Train Your Dragon built a whole Viking village to deliver its more tactile incarnation.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 13 June 2025
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Adjective
The implications were profound: With a lot of rocky material, tidal heating can make oceans of magma.
—Robin Andrews, Wired News, 15 June 2025
The first two miles are the hardest, composed of rocky stairs and switchbacks winding steeply up the side of the mountain.
—Eva Frederick, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2025
They are built directly on top of rocky terrain, with their waste and water pipes exposed.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 June 2025
With the rocky seaside cliffs of Northern Ireland standing in for the Isle of Berk, the new How to Train Your Dragon built a whole Viking village to deliver its more tactile incarnation.
—Skyler Trepel, EW.com, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for rocky
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocky. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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