rocky vs unsteady

rocky

adj
  • Easily rocked; unstable. 

  • In the style of rock music. 

  • Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks. 

  • Like a rock; rigid, solid. 

  • Having a habitat around or on rocks. 

  • Encountering many problems; difficult, troubled; also, in danger or distress. 

  • Of a person: ill, or unsteady (for example, as a result of a shock). 

unsteady

adj
  • Not held firmly in position, physically unstable. 

  • Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior. 

  • Lacking regularity or uniformity. 

verb
  • To render unsteady, removing balance. 

How often have the words rocky and unsteady occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )