corky
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(r)ki
Etymology 1
cork (“stopper”) + -y
Adjective
corky (comparative corkier, superlative corkiest)
- Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
- This one smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.
- Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
- William Shakespeare
- Bind fast his corky arms.
- William Shakespeare
Synonyms
- (like cork): suberose, suberous (in botany)
Translations
of wine, contaminated by cork
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Etymology 2
cork (“injure by a blow”) + -y
Noun
corky (plural corkies)
- (Australia, slang) A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
Alternative forms
- corkie
Synonyms
- (bruise): ecchymosis, contusion
Anagrams
- Rocky, rocky