"rockish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more rockish [comparative], most rockish [superlative]
Etymology: From rock (“stone”) + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rock|ish|t1=stone}} rock (“stone”) + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} rockish (comparative more rockish, superlative most rockish)
  1. Like a rock; stony; (figuratively) hard; callous Synonyms: rocky
    Sense id: en-rockish-en-adj-97bgh5zQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Forms: more rockish [comparative], most rockish [superlative]
Etymology: From rock (“rock music”) + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rock|ish|t1=rock music}} rock (“rock music”) + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} rockish (comparative more rockish, superlative most rockish)
  1. (music) That has the characteristics of rock music. Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: rocklike, rockesque Related terms: poppish, folk-rockish
    Sense id: en-rockish-en-adj-T6M8lARU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 29 71 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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