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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Melinda Newman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2025
Cryptocurrency After Bitcoin posted its worst first-quarter performance since the first three months of 2018, according to Dow Jones Market Data, the digital currency's starting the next three months on rocky ground, too.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Ontario's Starlink contract was designed to deliver satellite internet to 15,000 underserved homes and businesses in the province, where cold weather and rocky terrain are common.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Hormone therapy’s rocky history Hormone therapy using estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen and progestin, a synthetic derivative of progesterone, restores estrogen levels and effectively treats menopausal symptoms.
—Matthew Nudy, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
But recording her debut album got off to a rocky start.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2025
Cryptocurrency After Bitcoin posted its worst first-quarter performance since the first three months of 2018, according to Dow Jones Market Data, the digital currency's starting the next three months on rocky ground, too.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Ontario's Starlink contract was designed to deliver satellite internet to 15,000 underserved homes and businesses in the province, where cold weather and rocky terrain are common.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Hormone therapy’s rocky history Hormone therapy using estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen and progestin, a synthetic derivative of progesterone, restores estrogen levels and effectively treats menopausal symptoms.
—Matthew Nudy, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocky. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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