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rocky adj

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks. Like a rock; rigid, solid. Of an animal or plant: having a habitat around on on rocks. (figuratively, archaic) Not easily affected or impressed; hard; obdurate; unfeeling. [...] Easily rocked; unstable. (figuratively) Encountering many problems; difficult, troubled; also, in danger or distress. (originally US) Of a person: ill, or unsteady (for example, as a result of a shock). [...] In the style of rock music. The Academy-Award-winning film Rocky, a rags-to-riches story about a boxer named Rocky Balboa, premiered on this day in New York City 45 years ago in 1976.

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