"rocklike" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more rocklike [comparative], most rocklike [superlative]
Etymology: rock + -like Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rock|like}} rock + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} rocklike (comparative more rocklike, superlative most rocklike)
  1. Resembling a rock. Synonyms (resembling a rock): stonelike Translations (resembling a rock): kivimäinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rocklike-en-adj-oMBEC4xm Disambiguation of 'resembling a rock': 89 11 Disambiguation of 'resembling a rock': 89 11
  2. Resembling rock music. Synonyms (resembling rock music): rockish, rockesque Translations (resembling rock music): rockmainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rocklike-en-adj-o3sL41yb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -like Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -like: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'resembling rock music': 5 95 Disambiguation of 'resembling rock music': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rock-like

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