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  1. 1. a. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as, a rocky mountain; a rocky shore. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling; obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. Source: opted
  4. 4. adj. abounding in rocks or stones Source: wordnet
  5. 5. adj. causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. liable to rock Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. full of hardship or trials Source: wordnet
  8. 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. Source: webster
  9. 9. j:100 s. abounding in rocks or stones s. liable to rock s. full of hardship or trials Source: ecdict

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