What does rockish mean?
Rockish means Like a rock; stony; (figuratively) hard; callous.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
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.
Use rockish when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rockish means Like a rock; stony; (figuratively) hard; callous.
Common synonyms include rocky, rockesque, rocklike.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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