adj, noun, slang ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A deep bruise, usually on the leg or buttock, caused by a blow; a haematoma. Australia, slang

Adjective

1. 1
   Of wine, contaminated by a faulty or tainted cork.

   "This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle."

2. 2
   Consisting of, or like, cork; dry; shrivelled.

   "Bind fast his corky arms."

Adjective

1. 1
   (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

airyattenuatedbakedbreezybuoyantcarefree

Example

More examples

"This wine smells a bit corky; get me another bottle."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From cork (“stopper”) + -y.

Etymology 2

From cork (“injure by a blow”) + -y.

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