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[imchongjun]

Hello, teachers.
I am curious to know what "rocky" means in the following dialog. I think "rocky" here means "weak-willed" (The Englishman is weak-willed so that he cannot exercise self-control), but I am not sure. I appreciate any suggestions. Thank you!!

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German Doctor: If you had been possessed of the same moral stamina as His Excellency, you might have preserved your health and the things that count. You might have been as useful to your country as he is to his.

Englishman: I suppose I am pretty rocky?

German Doctor: Your constitution has been abused. You still, however, have much vitality. If you cared to exercise self-control for a few months, you would be a different man.

(By the way, this is from the chapter II of "Great Impersonation" by E. P. Oppenheim)

[asterix]

Rocky means, in bad shape physically.