Thesaurus: rocky

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1. a. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.
2. a. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield.
3. a. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom.
4. adj. abounding in rocks or stones
5. adj. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
6. adj. liable to rock
7. adj. full of hardship or trials
8. 1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore. 2. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. Milton. 3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. Shak. Rocky Mountain locust (Zoöl.), the Western locust, or grasshopper. See Grasshopper. -- Rocky Mountain sheep. (Zoöl.) See Bighorn.
9. j:100 s. abounding in rocks or stones s. liable to rock s. full of hardship or trials