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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Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Farther offshore, a lone elephant seal fished for its lunch, and, in a rocky inlet, an otter bobbed along on its back, a crab clutched between its front paws.
—Sara B. Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
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Adjective
Darvish saved the bullpen and, a night after a rocky bullpen run, Wandy Peralta got the ball to closer Robert Suarez.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
Farther offshore, a lone elephant seal fished for its lunch, and, in a rocky inlet, an otter bobbed along on its back, a crab clutched between its front paws.
—Sara B. Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2024
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocky. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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