adj. (ier, lest) colloq. unsteady, tottering, unstable. o rockiness n. rococo /ralaukaut adj. 1 of a late baroque style of 18thc. decoration. 2 (of literature, music, architecture, etc.) highly ornate. n. this style. [French] rod n. 1 slender straight cylindrical bar or stick. 2 a cane for flogging. b (prec. by the) use of this. 3 = FISHINGROD. 4 hist. (as a measure) perch or square perch (see PERCH’). make a rod for one’s own back make trouble for oneself. [Old English]
