rocky

Other forms of rocky

comparative or superlative

rockier

comparative or superlative

rockiest

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about rocky

What does rocky mean?

rocky means "abounding in rocks or stones". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rocky?

rocky has 2 syllables: roc-ky. The stress falls on "roc". In IPA it is /ˈɹɑki/.

What is another word for rocky?

Close synonyms include bouldery, bouldered, stony, rough, bumpy. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rocky a common word?

rocky is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.