rockish en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree Medieval Latin roccabor.? Old English *rocc Early Medieval Latin rocca Anglo-Norman roquebor. Middle English rokke English rock Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English rockish From rock (“stone”) + -ish.
Meanings
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Like a rock; stony; (figuratively) hard; callous
God did strike them with Egyptian and Babylonish rods, but there were no tears, no relentings, no returnings, but grew harder and harder, even to a rockish hardiness.
1837, William Greenhill, James Sherman, An Exposition of the Prophet Ezekiel:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more rockish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most rockish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |