corky
corky adjective: of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
Adjective
corky (comparative corkier, superlative corkiest)
- Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
- This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle.
- Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.
- Bind fast his corky arms.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
Noun
corky (plural corkies)
- A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma.
- Synonyms:
- ecchymosis, contusion
corky meaning in Tamil
corky in Tamil
- தக்கை போன்ற
Synonyms of corky
Forms of corky
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | corkier |
| superlative | corkiest |
| Noun | |
| plural | corkies |
| alternative form | corkie |
Origin of corky
From cork (“stopper”) + -y.
From cork (“injure by a blow”) + -y.
Words formed from corky
Words that rhyme with corky
Questions about corky
- What does corky mean?
- Corky means of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.
- What is corky in Tamil?
- Corky in Tamil is தக்கை போன்ற. See Corky meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is corky?
- Corky can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near corky in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: corky (page history and authors); corky (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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