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rough vs rocky

rocky vs rough

rough is a noun but rocky is not a noun.

rough and rocky both are adjectives.

rough is a verb but rocky is not a verb.

rough is an adverb but rocky is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rough Yes Yes Yes Yes
rocky No Yes No No
As adjectives, rough and rocky are synonyms defined as:
  • rough and rocky: causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
Other synonyms of rough include bumpy, jolting, jolty, jumpy.
As adjectives, rough and rocky are synonyms defined as:
  • rough and rocky: full of hardship or trials
rough (noun) rocky (noun)
the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short
rough (adjective) rocky (adjective)
having or caused by an irregular surface causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements
of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped full of hardship or trials
causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements abounding in rocks or stones
not shaped by cutting or trimming liable to rock
ready and able to resort to force or violence
unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
full of hardship or trials
not quite exact or correct
violently agitated and turbulent
unkind or cruel or uncivil
unpleasantly stern
not perfected
(of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse
not carefully or expertly made
rough (verb) rocky (verb)
prepare in preliminary or sketchy form
rough (adverb) rocky (adverb)
with rough motion as over a rough surface
with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')
Difference between rough and rocky

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