/ˈrɒk.i/
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Translation
Covered with rocks or full of rocks; a rocky time is one full of problems.
Word origin
From the noun rock plus the ending -y; rock came into English from Old French roche.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- roche
- English cognates
- rock
Examples
steep .
A rocky path is covered with rocks.
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"Rocky" describes land that is full of rocks.
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A rocky start is one full of problems and difficulty.
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