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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Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The roughly 2-mile uphill climb to the top will raise your heart rate, and the terrain is challenging, with several rocky sections and deep crevices caused by years of erosion.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
That website's launch was memorably rocky -- only six people successfully signed up for health plans on the website's first day, according to internal Obama administration notes obtained by congressional Republicans -- a failure that became a political liability for the Obama administration.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Lock went 4-1 as a starter in 2019 after taking over from veteran Joe Flacco, but faltered in a rocky 2020, with a league-leading 13 interceptions in just 13 games.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
The area is rugged in places, with rocky slopes, narrow canyons and desert vegetation like creosote, palo verde, mesquite, cholla cactus and bunch grasses.
—Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The roughly 2-mile uphill climb to the top will raise your heart rate, and the terrain is challenging, with several rocky sections and deep crevices caused by years of erosion.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
That website's launch was memorably rocky -- only six people successfully signed up for health plans on the website's first day, according to internal Obama administration notes obtained by congressional Republicans -- a failure that became a political liability for the Obama administration.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Lock went 4-1 as a starter in 2019 after taking over from veteran Joe Flacco, but faltered in a rocky 2020, with a league-leading 13 interceptions in just 13 games.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Rocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocky. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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