Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rocklike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: rock-like
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a rock.

adj

Resembling rock music.

Example Sentences

"From shoulder to shoulder he measured several ells and his rocklike mountainous knees were covered, as was likewise the rest of his body wherever visible, […]"
""House Cat Blues," the opening cut, demonstrates this admirably: from the rocklike introductory chords to the echoes of classic Chicago-style piano in Barrelhouse Chuck's solo, a very subtle blend of styles and influences makes the song work."

Etymology

Etymology tree Medieval Latin roccabor.? Old English *rocc Early Medieval Latin rocca Anglo-Norman roquebor. Middle English rokke English rock Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English rocklike From rock + -like.

Inflected Forms

more rocklike (comparative) most rocklike (superlative) rock-like (alternative)

Synonyms

rocky stonelike rockesque rockish granitic granitelike stony

Questions

What does rocklike mean?: Resembling a rock.
Where does rocklike come from?: Etymology tree Medieval Latin roccabor.? Old English *rocc Early Medieval Latin rocca Anglo-Norman roquebor. Middle English rokke English rock Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English rocklike From rock + -like.

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