Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/November 21

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Word of the day
for November 21
rocky adj
  1. Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
  2. Like a rock; rigid, solid.
  3. Of an animal or plant: having a habitat around on on rocks.
  4. (figuratively, archaic) Not easily affected or impressed; hard; obdurate; unfeeling.

[...]

  1. Easily rocked; unstable.
  2. (figuratively)
    1. Encountering many problems; difficult, troubled; also, in danger or distress.
    2. (originally US) Of a person: ill, or unsteady (for example, as a result of a shock).

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  1. 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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