adj
Meaning 1
Like a rock; stony; (figuratively) hard; callous
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rockish
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adj
Meaning 2
That has the characteristics of rock music.
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Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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History
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 -ish English -ish English rockish From rock (“stone”) + -ish.
From rock (“rock music”) + -ish. Piecewise doublet of rockesque.