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rock-ribbed

rock-ribbed adjective: having rocky cliffs or outcroppings.

Adjective

rock-ribbed (comparative more rock-ribbed, superlative most rock-ribbed)

  1. Having rocky cliffs or outcroppings
  2. Obstinately firm and unyielding in one's opinions

Forms of rock-ribbed

comparativemore rock-ribbed
superlativemost rock-ribbed

Questions about rock-ribbed

What does rock-ribbed mean?
Rock-ribbed means having rocky cliffs or outcroppings.
What part of speech is rock-ribbed?
Rock-ribbed is an adjective.

Words near rock-ribbed in the dictionary

  1. rock-oils
  2. rock-paper-scissored
  3. rock-paper-scissoring
  4. rock-paper-scissors
  5. rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock
  6. rock-ribbed
  7. rock-solid
  8. rock-steady
  9. rock-wallabies
  10. rock-wallaby
  11. rockability

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