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cork·y

(kôr′kē)

adj. cork·i·er, cork·i·est

1. Of or resembling cork.

2. Informal Lively; buoyant.

cork′i·ness n.

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cork•y

(ˈkɔr ki)

adj. cork•i•er, cork•i•est.

1. of the nature of cork; corklike.

2. (of wine, brandy, etc.) spoiled, esp. by a tainted cork.

[1595–1605]

cork′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

corky - (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port"

corked

bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"

corky

adjective

Informal. Displaying light-hearted nonchalance:

airy, breezy, buoyant, debonair, jaunty.

Idiom: free and easy.

Translations

corky

adj → Kork-, korkartig; taste → Kork-, korkig

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