Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rocky"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rocky \Rock"y\, a.
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} (Zo["o]l.), the Western locust, or
grasshopper. See {Grasshopper}.
{Rocky Mountain sheep}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Bighorn}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rocky
adj 1: abounding in rocks or stones; "rocky fields"; "stony
ground"; "bouldery beaches" [syn: {bouldery}, {bouldered},
{stony}]
2: liable to rock; "on high rocky heels"
3: full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success";
"they were having a rough time" [syn: {rough}]
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